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As you all know by now, I have 2 girls. I also am an elementary classroom teacher dealing with that critical age that can be hard for many kids. I’m so excited to tell you about the Girl Campaign.

About Girl Campaign:

Their mission is to equip parents with tools and resources to play a pivotal role in fostering positive self-confidence. Our goal is to raise awareness of the consequences of low self-esteem. To provide tools for parents to improve confidence in their girls and make available key strategies to inspire them to be their best. To teach values of positive parenting and verbal affirmation of unconditional value and worth in conjunction with enforcing the morals that effort and hard work are vital keys to encouraging growth, both in them and their children.

They are hoping to teach parents key essentials such as:

• Showing Acceptance
• Giving Encouragement
• Sharing dreams and imparting hope
• Building rapport with your girls
• Teaching that hard work and endurance pay off

Their Values:

• They believe every girl has value and purpose
• They believe every girl deserves to be who they were created to be
• They believe a positive self-image is essential for growth
• They believe open safe communication is the key to raising successful and confident girls

My Thoughts:

I think that this is a wonderful campaign. I see so many problems as a teacher with huge problems with girls’ self-confidence. The girls of today truly don’t think they are good enough and feel that they constantly need to change things. I even teach in a “Small” “Safe” town and I can’t believe  how much bullying and low self-esteem that I see.

My girls right now are small enough that we are constantly working on building up their self-confidence, but it isn’t a problem for them at their age.

I was happy to take these awesome bracelets to school to share with the girls in my class. I think that there are truthfully great things, and I know that the few girls I am working with are not the only ones that are struggling in this are. I plan on ordering more and to continue meeting with the small group of girls that I am to help them build their confidence.

Most importantly, I believe that you as parents need to talk to your kids encourage them, praise them, constantly build them up.