We’re expanding our pre-puberty materials! In addition to the Girls’ New Puberty resources directed at parents/caregivers, we now have an activity booklet for girls (and all kids) ages 5+. Download and print our Healthy Activity Booklet: Being Healthy is About Feeling Our Best!
The booklet promotes lifelong health and wellness by providing healthy action ideas to color and asking girls to draw what they like to do. There’s also a bingo activity at the end that encourages girls to follow some of the actions suggested. Topic areas include moving more, eating healthy, getting enough sleep, managing stress, and limiting exposure to chemicals. While it was made with girls in mind, it is not exclusively for girls. All kids who snap a picture of their favorite completed page and email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. will receive a certificate and, with a parent/guardian's permission, have the image posted on our Girls' New Puberty Facebook page.
Are you wondering why a breast cancer organization is focusing on health promotion for young girls? More girls than ever before are starting puberty prior to age 8, and early puberty is a lifetime risk factor for breast cancer. Furthermore, girls' health while breasts are developing can impact later breast cancer risk. By adopting healthy behaviors before puberty, girls may be less likely to start puberty early and continue healthy habits throughout puberty and beyond. Read our blog posts Breast Cancer Risk Reduction and ZBC’s Girls’ New Puberty Campaign and Why We Focus on Girls’ Health Before and During Puberty to learn more. You can also download our ebook for adults: Guide to Building a Healthy Future For Young Girls.
We would love your feedback on our activity booklet! Please let us know what you think by completing the survey at zbclink.org/activitysurvey or emailing us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
You can also read this blog article in Spanish and download the booklet translated into Spanish!
Written by Lianna Hartmour, ZBC Program Director.
