{"id":854305,"date":"2026-03-27T17:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/854305\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:40:18","slug":"support-group-for-pre-teen-girls-holds-first-of-12-sessions-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/854305\/","title":{"rendered":"Support group for pre-teen girls holds first of 12 sessions in Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Girls Journeying Together coaches girls to be confident in their body, manage big feelings and accept differences, before they enter adolescence.<\/p>\n<p>The first Girls Journeying Together event took place last Sunday, in Nether Edge, with 12 girls making up the group.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Blagg, accredited Girls Journeying Together facilitator for Sheffield, said: \u201cBody image and beauty is a big theme we look at.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe promote acceptance and encourage the girls to look at themselves in the mirror with kind eyes and look at each other with kind eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The groups are backed by organisation Rites For Girls, who mentor girls through adolescence and aim to make growing up safe, easier and a better supported system.<\/p>\n<p>12 monthly sessions are offered for girls aged 10-12, as well as their female parents or guardians.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme also goes into a few schools in Sheffield which are fully funded by the National Lottery.<\/p>\n<p>This gives girls from a background where it may not be accessible a chance to improve the way they see their bodies and how they view the world.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Blagg, who is a mother of two, said: \u201cWe talk about periods, bullying and transitioning to secondary school, all in an age appropriate way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other themes include looking into friendship challenges and de-bunking myths of beauty standards, relaxation, self confidence and changes inside and out at the pre-teen stage of life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-144127.png\" alt=\"Facebook post on Girls Journeying Together\" class=\"wp-image-70057\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Mrs Blagg acknowledges that it is difficult to get schools on board with the sessions funded by the National Lottery.<\/p>\n<p>The next aim for her is to push the information forward to more schools and make it an accessible place for more girls to feel safe and comfortable in themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we take away from these bodies we see online is that we have to celebrate our own changing bodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the sessions, each girl gets a personal letter sent to them, celebrating their journey throughout the course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Blagg emphasises the need for more reach with groups like these and highlights the importance for girls in school who may miss school days to have access to a scheme like 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