KIDS CONNECTIONS - 9-11 Year Old Girls

The Kids Connection Program is excited to be offering a group series for 9-11 year old girls who lost their FDNY dad in the line of duty. The group series is designed to create a fun and safe environment for your daughter to connect with other girls like her, to celebrate her unique attributes and talents, and have the opportunity to learn how to navigate the challenges girls face in today’s world.

Research has shown us that during adolescence, girls tend to have lowered self-esteem and often lose touch with the strong sense of themselves that they had as pre-teens. The pre-teen years can be an important time to provide daughters with the opportunity to recognize their strengths, feel comfortable with themselves and learn to appreciate their unique qualities. This reinforcement will better prepare them for the adolescent years. We hope that Girls’ Chat Room will provide a forum where your daughter will be encouraged to be herself and have fun in the process!

Girls’ Chat Room is also recruiting older adolescent girls who would like to volunteer to help run the group series. This is a great way for older girls to serve as role models to younger girls, share their own thoughts and feelings and be part of a community service effort. Please let us know if your daughter is interested in volunteering.

Please contact Kim Ahearn, Kid Connections Program Director (212-570-1693 ext. 323), with any questions, concerns or to sign your daughter up for the series.