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Growing Up with Confidence!

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Last year, was a tough one for my girl. If you are raising a girl who is super smart yet struggles to find her place you would understand how hard it is for a mother to observe this.

I could see that she wasn’t happy – raised shoulders, outbursts for no reason. Everyone told me how bright my eight-year-old was, yet she had a hard time completing her classwork and just didn’t seem happy.Raising a daughter - Parenting tips to girly confidence

What do you do when you realize that your 8-year-old daughter feels “less than” about herself?

What do you do as a mother if you allow yourself to believe that she is not as smart as other kids?

I jumped into the Facebook groups, books, podcasts, and Mom communities. I asked a lot of questions and made lots of notes. After all the research, the answer was clear I got I’ve learned one crucial thing:

This is the walk I walk I will have to take with my daughter. It is my job as a mother to nurture confidence in my daughter. It is up to me to let her now how incredible she is. 

Right before 2017 started I sat down with Elise and asked what would she like to do in 2017 and since this is a perfect time for goals, here is what my daughter wants to do:

She wants to go to the Summer Camp run by the Gifted Center (she went there last year for two weeks). With the upcoming daycare costs itis up to her to save money for this camp.

She wants to cook more.

She wants to learn Photoshop

She wants to travel

I am incredibly grateful to Brandi of Mama Knows It All for giving me this idea. Following her example, I am happy to announce my project “GrowingUpWithConfidence” 

This year!

This year I will be talking more about my daughter. Elise and I will be sharing ideas that will hopefully help other girls to be more confident in themselves.

Come back here often and let’s celebrate confident girls together!

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  1. Diana Rambles says

    January 6, 2017 at 1:55 pm

    I look at my kids and think that it must be hard growing up these days. I bet our parents thought the same thing. Instilling confidence in your children is important, especially with daughters.

  2. Tara says

    January 6, 2017 at 4:10 pm

    Watching your child struggle with her confidence is so hard. Sitting down with your daughter and finding out what she wanted to accomplish is a great idea.

  3. Jeanine says

    January 6, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    Love this! It’s so important to grow up with confidence and that is something I lacked a lot growing up. Its taken even until recently to fully grasp confidence in myself.

  4. Amy Desrosiers says

    January 6, 2017 at 8:34 pm

    I think it is great that you are empowering your daughter to be confident. We all should be doing that as moms today.

  5. Sarah Bailey says

    January 7, 2017 at 8:18 am

    This is great that she has so many goals and ambitions. It is so important to make her know that whatever she dreams can become reality.

  6. Melissa says

    January 7, 2017 at 10:08 am

    I love that you are encouraging your girl to chase her dreams and imbuing her with the confidence that she needs to do so. As the mom of a 15 year old daughter I can say that you are doing everything right!

  7. Reesa Lewandowski says

    January 7, 2017 at 10:43 am

    I have a 6 year old daughter and I couldn’t agree with this enough! I try so hard everyday to watch what I say and do. It’s been a help to my own self confidence too!

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