Addressed a crowd of over a 100 adolescents at Holy Spirit Hospital. A presentation by me which was part of the International Day of Girl Child Awareness programmes. The theme for 2018 is “With Her: A Skilled Girl Force”. It was overwhelming to see how these teen girls responded to the awareness talk on sticky issues such as dating, sex, internet porn, cyber safety.

1. TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR
FUTURE
Hvovi Bhagwagar, Clinical Psychologist
Holy Spirit Hospital,
20th October 2018

2. Theme for 2018: “With Her: A Skilled Girl Force”
We are with women….Taking charge of their future

3. Video Clip
We marginalize girls

4. Do these facts
shock you?
Females are
64% of the
world’s illiterate
(adult)
population.
Only 30% of
girls in the
world are
enrolled in
secondary
school.
One in seven
girls in
developing
countries is
married off
before age 15.
From the age
of 6 girls think
boys to be
smarter

6. KEEP YOUR AIM
HIGH
Build your core

7. Fallouts of
Low self-
esteem
While only19% of teenage girls are
‘overweight,’ 67% think they need
to lose weight.
70% of girls avoid certain activities
because they feel bad about their
looks.
Low self esteem can lead to
destructive behavior, self-harming,
eating disorders, alcohol/drug
abuse, and depression.

8. Who gives us this
“education”
◦Movies
◦TV
◦Advertisements
◦Internet
◦Social media
◦Friends

10. How to Have
High Self-
Esteem?
Believe in yourself.
Don’t depend on others.
Empower your male child
Earn your own money
Be healthy and fit

11. BUILDING
CONFIDENCE
Managing Issues of your age-group

12. Today we will discuss 2 main Issues of your
age-group:
1. Peer Pressure
2. Safety
◦-Safety on the Internet
◦-Safety with Opposite Gender

13. PEER
PRESSURE

14. Be You | A Doon
School Production |
A short film on peer
pressure

15. WHAT IS
GOOD
PEER
PRESSURE?

16. WHAT IS
BAD PEER
PRESSURE?

17. How can you respond to negative peer
pressure?
Group Activity

18. Coping with negative peer pressure

19. STAYING SAFE
Common Sense Information

20. The First Question
On Internet, I should not give:
A. My last name, address, phone number, the name
of my school
B. The names of my pets
C. The names of my favorite book or TV shows
The Correct Answer is A

21. Never Disclose:
◦ Your name
◦ Your address
◦ Your phone number
◦ Your birthday
◦ Your school name
◦ Any other personal information
EVERY TIME YOU ENTER INFORMATION
YOU GIVE UP PRIVACY

22. Question 2
It’s OK to give someone your password.
True False
The correct answer is of course
False.

23. Passwords are:
◦Valuable pieces of information
◦Can allow someone to access your Email, home
address, school location
◦Can make you easy target
No legitimate website or person would ever ask for password.

24. Question 3:
I can send a photo of myself online when:
A. It is to a family member
B. I’ve told my parents and they’ve given me permission
to do so
C. It is to my school friend
The right answer is B

25. Question 4
If someone I meet online gives me his phone number I should:
A. Call him right away.
B. Give him my phone number also
C. Ask my parents permission before I call
The answer is C

26. Question 5
If someone I’ve met online wants to meet in person I should:
A. Never consider doing so before talking to my parents about it
B. Tell my best friend and take her with me
C. Keep it a secret
Of course the right answer is A

27. Question 6
Who Developed the Internet?
A. Bill Gates from Microsoft
B. The U. S. Government
C. A man from the Netherlands named LINUX
The answer is B

28. The Final ??
Any information you get on the internet is
trustworthy.
True False
The answer is definitely False.

29. FUBILA AND
THE INTERNET
– STAY SAFE
ONLINE

31. HOW TO
STAY SAFE
WITH
OPPOSITE
GENDER

32. DATING IS
NORMAL….BUT
STAY SAFE

33. Boyfriend
rules
Don’t disclose Personal
Information
Do a background check
Don’t meet the boy alone, place
should be of your choice
If someone requests phone sex, block
that person
A boyfriend is of your choice…not
out of pressure

36. Images from the International Day of Girl Child 2018
Event at Holy Spirit Hospital, Mumbai.

37. Addressed a crowd of over 100 Adolescents at Holy
Spirit Hospital, Mumbai on
International Day of Girl Child 2018.

38. Thank you!
Hvovi Bhagwagar
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