Teach Girls Bravery Not Perfection

As a mother to two daughters and two more bonus daughters, I spend most of my waking hours thinking about how to raise them to be kind, generous souls in this world. I also want them to be risk takers and not fear failure. I want them to be resilient and armed with the belief that they are capable of picking themselves up and view adversity and failure as learning opportunities for growth. I want them to be brave, not perfect.

Reshma Saujani's TED Talk about teaching girl’s bravery, not perfection is exactly what every parent who has daughter's need to hear. Saujani has taken up the charge to socialize young girls to take risks. "I need each of you to tell every young woman you know, to be comfortable with imperfection."

I encourage each of you to take 12 minutes of your day and listen to Reshma's challenge for those of us raising young women. You won't be disappointed.

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