Amy & Aron's

Raising girls in today's modern world can be tough. After all, there is so much pressure on them to be a certain way, and fit in with the crowd. However, if you want your daughter to truly thrive, it's important that you help nurture their confidence and spirit to the point where they can make their own positive decisions in life. The good news is you can find some helpful strategies for doing this in the post below.



Focus on the right things

Instead of making everything about academic and sporting achievement, and appearance, it is very important to offer our daughters love that is not conditional. Happily, those of us from a Christian background have the very best role model in this regard!

Similarly, instead of heaping on the pressure to do well in certain things and be a certain way, it's vital that we see the uniqueness of our daughters, and allow them to choose where they spend their time and energy. After all, it is by following the gifts they have been given that they will maximize their own wellbeing, and provide vital service to the world.

Provide the right resources

Learning effectively can be tough if your daughter doesn't have access to all the resources that she needs. Of course, this means providing the basic supplies like stationery and a backpack for school, as well as a reusable water bottle and sports kit.

It may also mean investing in more costly items such as a laptop or tablet for school work. Both of which can make taking notes, and staying organized a great deal easier.

Get help when you need it

It's easy to think that you have to raise your daughter 100% on your own. Yet, it is never a failure to get help if she is struggling. Instead, it is often the very best thing you can do for her both now, and in the longer term.

Fortunately, there are some educational organizations like Eva Carlston Academy that can provide this type of help. Indeed, many offer regular therapy along with the structure and support that will allow your daughter to develop positive friendships, confidence, and a more compassionate and robust attitude towards herself.

Limit social media

Recent studies have shown that social media platforms like Instagram have a measurable negative effect on the wellbeing of our daughters. They often act as echo chambers, only reinforcing values and stereotypes that are undesirable, and harmful. Of course, banning social media altogether means our daughters will miss out on valuable experiences and the opportunity to connect with others they may have a great deal in common with.

With that in mind, limiting social media use is a smart approach here. For younger kids, allowing them to only use it with you, or at least in a place where you can monitor what they are seeing and doing can help. For the older ones, allowing a specific amount of time a day can be useful, both in limiting its effects, as well as preventing it from being a constant distraction.