Raising Strong Daughters

This week I read an article by Nicholeen Peck, and I want to share her article along with my thoughts. She has beautifully penned down different ways to raise daughters.

 

‘Raising daughters who embrace their full womanhood and nurturing power in a world of voices that limit women to extrinsic pursuits like popularity, fortune, and sex appeal can be difficult. However, parents can help their daughters safely navigate all the conflicting messages by focusing on the following five lessons.’

 

 

‘Lesson 1 —Talents are varied between the sexes, and girls can try all the activities, including domestic ones.’

 

I have been raised by a strong woman, my mother. She taught us to be prepared to be in any kind of situation and be an example to others wherever we are. She taught us to be who we want to be and not what society wants us to be or what we feel pressured by family. The way she prepared our minds and hearts I would say I am better in my career, relationships, and all that I do. She taught us that men and women are designed differently and have different purposes and we need not get in a competition to be like them or make them feel inferior or superior.

 

 

‘Lesson 2 —Women need to keep a long view vision of what they want to create. Women often set the tone for society because of their ability to influence others. Men and children often follow cues from women. Teach your daughters the truth about their influence and that they will change lives and the world, whether they want to or not. So, they might as well plan for what they want the people around them to turn out like so that they can be more focused on their pursuits.’

 

I couldn’t agree more with this lesson as I’ve been influenced by the women around me. I’ve seen my father giving credit of all good to the women (mother, wife, daughters) in his life.

I grew up reading this quote, ‘Righteous women have changed the course of history and will continue to do so, and their influence will spread and grow exponentially throughout the eternities.’ – Julie B. Beck

This quote has motivated me to be an influencer where I stand.

 

‘Lesson 3 — Don’t teach girls to see boys as “the competition” or engage in the battle of the sexes. These battles create a pattern for selfishness in relationships. Teach them instead to lift and lead (which sometimes means follow) with love and understanding, even if they are competing in some event and working hard for a win.’

 

 

 

‘Lesson 4 — Love motherhood! Motherhood is the most womanly act a woman ever engages in. Treat motherhood with the greatest respect. If you are the mother, learn to love what you are doing to serve your family. Complaining creates confusion and can give the impression that being a mother or woman isn’t wonderful or powerful. Don’t engage in seeking negative attention by whining or complaining. Celebrate all the good moments, and plan to be grateful for your power to literally script the life of another person. And if you aren’t a mother, talk respectfully of mothers so that girls learn to love who they are and will likely become.’

 

I AGREE!  I have always wanted to be a mother and it was so natural that every time I was around children it brought me peace and joy. It is a divine calling and I am a mother so I can say that it is a feeling of being the closest to heaven.

 

‘Lesson 5 —Teach good communication and relationship-building skills. Women have an amazing ability to unify and motivate or to fracture relationships and create war. So, when we teach our daughters to calmly share differences of opinion by disagreeing appropriately with others, and how to openly and kindly solve problems as a family, then we are laying a foundation for a future home, career, and social happiness.’

 

 

Growing up it didn’t feel like a competition but when I started with social media, started working every comment felt like competition or that there is no difference between the roles of a woman and men. People still believe or want to believe that it’s a race and one gender needs to win or prove that the other is superior. Wherein I strongly believe that we are designed differently and have very important roles as men and women. We can do wonders by being a team together than a team against each other. I believe and know that home, workplace, nation will be a better place if both play their own roles and work together. Life will be easier!!

Article:

 https://latterdaysaintmag.com/a-different-way-to-raise-strong-daughters/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=scot-maurine-proctor&utm_content=Wednesday%2C+August+11%2C+2021