Girl Guides of Canada ? building confident girls
We all want the best for our daughters. For them to grow up as resilient and confident girls, feeling like they can achieve anything ? while doing it all on their own terms. But what?s the secret formula" While there?s no magic bullet, there are things you can do to make it much more likely she?ll grow up strong and succeed at whatever she puts her mind to.
Give her a space that?s just for her?

One of the best ways you can give your daughter an edge is by letting her participate in activities that are designed just for her. There?s plenty of evidence that girls shine in a girls-only, girl-friendly and girl-driven space such as Girl Guides. Girls in Girl Guides get access to a supportive, safe space where they can try new things, figure out their leadership style, bond with other girls and just be themselves, all with the support of positive female role models. It?s an environment where girls feel free to talk openly about their experiences, thoughts and feelings ? knowing they won?t be judged and don?t have to hold back. Give her a space to take age-appropriate risks

When girls have self-confidence and a safe space, it?s a whole lot easier for them to stretch their limits. At Girl Guides, girls get to experience that rarest of things ? a girls-only, pro-girl environment where she is allowed to take the kinds of safe, age-appropriate risks that parents are comfortable with, and that build confident girls. It?s the kind ...