Wow, it's been a rough few months and, if you're like me, current events have brought up a lot of questions on how to talk to my kids about all kinds of stuff. Today, our contributor, Lara, is here sharing her thoughts on how to address the topic of gender equality. I feel teaching gender equality is essential, even though (and maybe especially because) I have boys, not girls. Yet, I’m historically awkward when it comes to large and important discussions on character development.However, … [Read more...]
Helping Our Girls Find Positive Role Models
Happy "Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work" Day! I don't know about you guys, but I have vivid memories of participating in this as a kid - back when it was just "Take Your Daughter to Work" Day. It always got the wheels in my brain turning - asking myself who did I look up to, who and what did I eventually want to be?So I thought today would be the perfect day to share with you an article I wrote for eHow on finding positive female role models for our girls. I'd love it if you'd check it … [Read more...]