About Annette Fuson
Annette Fuson has been a teacher of teenage girls for many years. She has a BS and MA degree in Education and has also taught at the college level. She is married and has a daughter and granddaughter. The book, “Straight Talk for Teenage Girls” is about topics she taught, where she learned that the changes taking place in teen girls’ lives make them confused, afraid and frustrated. The information taught gave them realistic ideas to help them deal with this stage of life. The classes and discussions were lively and positive. The girls wanted ideas, encouragement and sensible answers to what was bothering them. She used this knowledge to write the book when she saw so many girls needed this kind of help. Girls need all the ideas and help they can get from school, parents, church and other adults to make good decisions that can help mold them with a minimum of problems along the way. Annette has a self-help test and case study at each chapter. Girls love these and adults who work with teens use them for discussion. It is in everyone’s interest for all teenage girls grow to be happy and confident adults. To that goal is her mission with the book. She speaks and has taught workshops for teens and parents of teens where she has information sheets and tests on parenting. Annette has a business helping people look and dress their best for themselves and their careers. She gives presentations to businesses. But Annette Fuson’s true purpose it helping teenage girls. She has been chosen Citizen of the Year and Queen of Sales many times. These accomplishments show she is a leader and a “people person” that can make a difference in many lives.
You can visit her website at www.straighttalkforgirls.com.
Does Your Friend Cut?
Does Your Friend “Cut”? What You Can Do
It is hard to understand why your friend is doing this. Usually, she has feelings of emptiness, low self-worth or loneliness, and the physical pain reduces the emotional pain. Self-injury is not a good method to solve these problems, but your friend feels that when she hurts herself the physical pain takes away the emotional pain for a short time. She has to concentrate on the injury and not her problems. You can help. Let her call or text you when she gets the urge to cut. LISTEN to her and be understanding. She needs a friend who is there for her. Don’t get angry with her. Don’t say, “How can you do THAT?” Don’t promise things you can’t do like meeting her late at night. Encourage her to seek help from a counselor or trusted adult. Go with her. Encourage her in activities where she has talent or skill. Join some fun groups together. Exercise with her or meditate. Suggest more positive ways to cope with her stress. Tell her what you do when you feel you can’t handle things. Remember, you are NOT responsible for what she does. SHE must decide what to do. You can only be there for her and LISTEN, encourage and congratulate her when she does something positive or tries to quit cutting. Check these Websites: Personal Guide to Under-standing Self Harm and HelpGuide.org-self-injury for more information to help your friend. Good luck!!
Straight Talk for Teenage Girls by Annette Fuson (click on cover to purchase at Amazon)
About Straight Talk for Teenage Girls
Straight Talk for Teenage Girls is information to help teen girls make better choices about life situations so they will grow to adulthood successfully. Topics include: self-esteem, dealing with emotions, making decisions, friendships with girls/boys, getting out of bad situations, handling mistakes and reaching goals. Because of the self-tests, case studies at each chapter and the 50 questions from real girls, adults who work with teens use the book for discussions. The information comes from classes taught in school for over 20 years. The book is up-beat, positive and easy to understand. The mission is to help all girls make choices that will lead to a happier life.
Read the excerpt!
“Mistakes are normal. Everyone makes mistakes. Mistakes don’t have to pull you down. You can learn from your mistakes. It is never too late to fix a mistake! Mistakes come from making bad or wrong decisions. They come from being with the wrong person or being easily led by them. Mistakes come from not thinking ahead or mostly not thinking…”Is this what’s best for ME?” You have NO control over other people, you only have control over yourself! Your mistakes will affect others too. You’ve learned in “Getting Out of Bad Situations” chapter that you have to learn to cope or take action when it comes to other people. Other people can’t use you without your permission. So you have made a big mistake, let’s learn from it and go on. It is NEVER too late to change, you just have to want to change. Let’s look at some mistakes and what you can do to change or help a friend change: Choosing Wrong Friends, Being Promiscuous, Drugs and Alcohol, Getting Pregnant, Molestation, Self-Injury/Cutting and Controlling/Abusive Boyfriends.”
Read what critics have to say!
“Straight Talk for Teenage Girls” is exactly what the title tells us, as Annette Fuson discusses important issues facing all teen girls today. The teen years are a time of change, and this can be confusing, frustrating and even scary for teens. Annette has made a resource for young ladies to go to for answers, suggestions or just for reassurance. During these teen years, hormones are raging, and sometimes it may be easier for a teen to read a suggestion from a reliable source than take some verbal advice from a well-meaning parent.
I can highly recommend “Straight Talk” to all teen girls and their concerned parents.
Reader Views
Annette Fuson’s “Straight Talk for Teenage Girls” is a great guide for girl teens on everyday life struggles. I read this book in three days, and was amazed at what I realized about myself. A friend of mine asked to borrow the book and she gave it back the next day saying she absolutely loved the advice. Fuson offers advice on relationships, friendships, parents, and much more. She includes fun quizes and there are questions from real teens that she answers. I definitely give this book a thumbs up!
Andrea West
This was a great conversation starter for my daughter and I. We were able to talk about boys, sex, and other important topics that we did not feel comfortable talking about before. Great advice and simple to understand. Reminded me of Dr. Phil.
Susan Smith
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