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Raising Girls
Girls are always special. They are more sensitive, tender, loving , caring and understanding than boys. And hence they require special attention from us.
Here are some tips to follow to make your girls more confident :
- Most of us who are raising girls want them to become strong, capable individuals who can stand up for themselves . So, educate yourself on how to raise well rounded and well mannered girls.
- Girls tend to be more emotional and sensitive than boys and therefore need more support from us. Preparing your daughter to become a strong, capable girl begins in the toddler years.
- As parents, be coaches, not judges. Encourage your girls, have high expectations, praise, criticize, and set limits, but don't be judgemental about them.
- De-emphasize the importance of appearance.
- Teach healthy competition. Encourage them to win ,but let them lose sometimes. Allow them to fail.
- Don't pressure your daughters to fit in socially. Many girls feel different during adolescence. Help them to redirect their energies toward positive activities like music, drama, sports etc.
- Encourage your daughters to be involved in all-girl activities .
- Let them read stories about successful women. It will inspire them.
- Help girls to be comfortable with math. Teach spatial skills through puzzles, games, and building activities.
- Consider traveling with your daughters. Also encourage independent trips with school groups. Travel provides a spirit of adventure, enrichment, family bonding, and self-confidence.
- Be an active role model for your girl , regardless of how busy you are, preserve time to talk with and listen to your daughters daily.
- Don't think that women are weaker and need protection, otherwise you will tend to raise daughters who are weak and dependent.
- Don't be too controlling in her life or overly protecting of her. Allow her to be independent and self reliant.
- Expect your daughter to be strong and competent; she'll know that you think like that and will respond accordingly.
- Talk to other parents who have had daughters and find out how they have dealt with the challenges of raising a daughter.
- Don't panic if your girl starts playing and jumping like boys.The truth is girls, like boys, do need to run and play and wrestle around.
- Train your child how to behave in various situations.
- Give them unconditional love via eye contact, physical contact, focused attention, and active listening, disciplining children is so much easier and effective.
- Don't worry if your daughter cannot get enough of Barbie! She will enjoy playing with Barbie for a while and eventually move on to other things.
- If she's fallen out with her best friend again don't worry.This is a very common occurrence with girls .
- One important skill that you should help your daughter to develop is that of problem solving.
- If your teenage daughter is a little obsessed with her weight ,Tell her the importance of being healthy and not to be obsessive about being thin.
- Avoid rescuing. Allow girls to face problems and arrive at their own solutions
- Boost technological mastery: Provide access to tools, machinery or computers .
- Stress the importance of math, science and technical classes
- Try not to be overprotective with your toddler or preschool daughter. For example, on the playground, encourage her to climb that big ladder, to swing higher, etc.
- Teach her to be assertive and say no when the situation demands it.
- Help your daughter to identify and prevent anxiety,depression and stress.
- Praise girls for what they do, not how they look.
- Stay involved in their education.
- Alternatively parents might consider martial arts or self-defense training for girls. We tell girls that the world is dangerous for them, yet give them no tools to fight back.
- Raising a daughter involves being her mentor, too. As she grows up, let her take care of her own emotional, physical and spiritual needs.
- The mother-daughter relationship is vital for a daughter's emotional development. It is important that mothers keep open the communication lines with their daughters.
- Similarly, Dads are very important for girls.
God's blessings to you. You are off to a great start in this wonderful journey of parenthood!
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