Monthly Archives: August 2012

Blind bit of difference…

    The ball rattles, opponents must call as they go in to tackle, and miraculously nobody crashes! This is blind football.       My children just spent an afternoon learning how to play football blind-folded with the GB Paralympic Football coach, Gary Knight.  I love any challenge that takes people out of their [...]

Posted on 22 August 2012
Musings: Parenting girls
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Do you dare to dream?

Children dare to dream: I’m going to be an Olympic gymnast. I want to be a pop star. I’m going to be a writer. I’m going to be on television. I want to be an astrophysicist. I’m going to be a clothes designer. Children are so delightfully open to being inspired.  Well, they see others [...]

Posted on 17 August 2012
Musings: Parenting girls, Parenting teenagers
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Does your daughter have a Miss Sophie?

We have a dance teacher in our village who really has something special.  Her name is Miss Sophie. I wanted to introduce the girls in my monthly girls’ group to the notion of acquiring mentors as they make their passage through life.  I wanted to show them that they probably already have a few.  I [...]

Posted on 13 August 2012
Musings: Parenting girls, Parenting teenagers
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Aiming High

Children are inspiring – the way they watch something on television and immediately imagine that they too could be a superhero, pop star, or Olympic athlete.  Adults can be depressing in how easily we pour our cold reality on their dreams. We think we are protecting our children from unrealistic hopes.  We think we are [...]

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Posted on 11 August 2012
Musings: Parenting girls, Parenting teenagers
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