First Published with Red Tricycle on March 18, 2020 Tiger? Helicopter? Lawnmover? Jellyfish? Which parenting st‌yle best describes you? Popular culture has some creative categories for today’s parents. You may be familiar with the “tiger mom” label used to describe the caregiver who shows tough love and holds high expectations for achievement and success. Perhaps you have also heard of helicopter parents, who hover over their kids, becoming overinvolved, or the lawnmower or snowplow st‌yles, where parents “mow down” a path for their children by removing any potential obstacles or discomforts. Then there’s the…

Hailey Eisen reached out to me for her feature article on girls in the Women of Influence Magazine. Of course, I said, “Yes” because one: I love interview experiences and two: I am deeply passionate (and concerned about) girls growing up in this generation and, specifically, the rise of girls. Girl Power is more than just a catchy phrase. To learn more about girls of power and influence, girls on the rise, check out the article here!... This content is for Growing Strong Girls Possibilities Boxes members only.RegisterAlready a member? Log in here…

First Published with Red Tricycle You may have heard of a “little” best seller called, Girl, Stop Apologizing (2019) by multi-media company founder, Rachel Hollis. I don’t’ know about you but I’ve read it three times now, going on four. Hollis, speaker, author, and inspiring human being, calls us to action when she says, “It’s time to be yourself, unapologetically, and to show the world what happens when a woman challenges herself for greatness. It’s time to stop apologizing for who you are.”(p. 210). I took her message to heart and started making changes in my…

Images are so powerful as they can inspire us to imagine potential. This is why my presentations include a plethora of pictures. I show audiences all kinds of girls: different ages, ethnicities, and expressions – so they can embrace the message that girls are unique – beautiful, valuable, and enough – just as they are, no changes required. Images can also be detrimental in our media saturated society because they can convince us there is an ideal look to conform to for acceptance. Flip through a magazine at the grocery store or explore your…

*First published in HuffPost Canada I don’t know about you but I have had enough of this idea that a girl should be Super girl: talented at everything she tries and effortless achievement. Research tells us that girls are breaking through glass ceilings: they are succeeding academically, they are involved in every sport and activity they can cram into their schedules, and they are preparing for their future and the next stage of life colloquially called, “adulting”. Yet, there is a troubling paradox amongst the girls I work alongside. Yes, on paper they are…