Archive for the ‘Self-Esteem’ Category
Homework Blues!
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Dear Marlene!
Friday, August 27th, 2010Click Here To Go Back To JAM!
Hi Marlene!
I have a major problem that I really need to sort out. Whenever I speak to a grown adult, they ask me what I want to be when I am older? At first I just gave them the same answer ‘I dont know,’ but one day my mum asked me the question, and when I said the answer, she got a bit upset and said that I need to find out because I’m going to be 9 and this is the time for me to be working on towards what I want to be. All my other friends know what they want to be, and it kind of frustrates me.
For a couple of days I’ve been taking some job quizzes online to see what I can be, but they were all boring and I didnt want to be any of them. I’m a fun, creative person, I’m more practical, and I love excitement. I would love a job that I could get up and say, ‘I Love my Job’!
Please can you help me?!
First of all, Don’t worry! Not knowing what you really want to do right now is okay! Even if you do find something, you can change your mind a hundred times even before you reach high school! Pick something that’s seems fun and would be interesting to you.
You may even find something in your every day tasks! For example, do you like putting together outfits and getting dressed for school, maybe you would like a career in fashion. How about buildings and skyscrapers? Do you like how they are designed and built? You could be interested in architecture or engineering. Even while you’re in school, what’s your favorite subject? Art? History? Maybe, you even want to teach!
Not to confuse you, but there are a world of opportunities when it comes to picking a career. Over the next few years you will come across many different ideas and subjects and one day, one of them will interest you so much, you’ll say, “Now, I can do that”!
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Dear Marlene!-I Want To Do A Fashion Show!
Friday, August 20th, 2010Click Here To Go Back To JAM!
Hi Marlene,
I want to do a fashion show to raise money to help animals, or children, or my community, but I don’t have the money to buy clothes and it is still being decided, plus I don’t know if any one of my friends will want to it..It still hasn’t been decided but I want to do it. What should I do?
What a great idea! Here are a few tips to get you started:
1. Find the organization that you want to help. You can pick a large one like PETA or a small animal shelter in your neighborhood. Or Big Brothers Big Sisters or kids who are sick in your local hospital. What you decide is up to you. When you find one you like, contact them and let them know your plans to do a fashion show. They may be willing to donate, time, money or even promotional materials to help out with your show.
2. Find a place to host the show. Your local YMCA, your school’s auditorium or you can find a local retailer who may be willing to let you use their space!
3. Apply for a grant with DoSomething.Org. They give out grants to teens and tweens to start projects in their communities. In the meantime. Ask for donations from family and friends. Tell them that a portion will go to charity and the other to the shows planning.
4. Find the clothes! Ask local retailers or you can even go to the thrift store to save on costs and put together your own outfits. One bag could cost you less than $20!
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Dear Marlene!-What’s My Style?
Friday, August 13th, 2010Click Here To Go Back To JAM!
Dear Marlene,
I always see models who have the coolest clothes. They always dress nice and sometimes I feel like my clothes aren’t as nice or cool. How can I stay in style and create a new look?
Have you ever wondered why models look so amazing in fashion magazines? Well, it’s easy for them. They are surrounded by a team of professionals who create their look, from their carefully blown-out hair to their perfectly pedicured toes. There’s one person to apply the make-up, one for hair, and there’s even someone to pick out the clothes! You can look just as amazing without relying on a an entourage of assistants. You are special–with a style that’s all your own. It’s not about fitting in but rocking your own style that fits you best.
One day pull out all over your favorite clothes. Keep those separate. Then, get out the things that are so/so in your book and put them in a pile. Finally, get all the things you don’t like. Go through that pile and give away what you really don’t like anymore and then keep a few that you can integrate with the pile that’s so/so. You never know you may create a new look that you love. Have a try-on session in the mirror and make your own runway!
Once you find things that you like, you have created your own style! Wear it proudly!
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How Do You Make A Difference?
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Click Here To Go Back To JAM!
Thanks for all the overwhelming feedback on how you would change the world! We love those that give back! Here are some cool ideas from readers:
