Tag: teenaged girls

Dads, Let’s Build Our Daughters’ Confidence Long Before They Call Her “Too Much”

The charge is clear. Guard her voice. Protect her becoming. Reinforce her identity. Challenge her without humiliating her. Love her without requiring perfection.

If we are not intentional, girls will edit themselves before anyone else has to, and culture is quick to condemn and confuse them. We tell girls to be confident, then critique how that looks. We tell them to lead, then call them bossy. We tell them to speak up, then call them loud. We tell them to be bold, then ask them to soften their tone.

But a different future is possible.