Teaching your daughters to be independent

I hear a lot of people always saying that they will wait to talk to their daughter about the world until they're older. That by twelve they'll understand what's going on in and be able to comprehend better. Well I'm here with a reality check for the parents. The best time to start teaching your daughters to be independent is now! Right now. When they are little. Not twelve, six. Teach them to have a voice, express how they feel, pick out there own clothes, have an opinion. And no matter what, never tell them they way they feel is wrong. Let them feel whatever and however they do. Tell them girls are suppose to be smart, not sexy. Tell them they can be anything and go anywhere. That they can be cheerleaders as well as football players. And when they come to you and announce they want to play football, do not discourage them and suggest cheerleading instead. Encourage them to break the mold, stand apart, and speak out.

By the time they are twelve and see an advertisement on TV for the Miss America pageant or an MTV show like "Tiara Girls" perhaps they will exclaim in disbelief that girls can be portrayed that way and will suggest that perhaps America should have a "Miss ambitious" pageant instead.

Moms - talk to your daughters. Empower them NOW.