As a mom of a girl and boy, I encourage both of my kids, regardless to sex, to pursue activities that appeal to them both. My daughter pursues dance and piano, but she is also active in sports, playing soccer and tennis. My son, who also plays the same two sports including T-ball, is an avid piano player. I think that anyone who wants to play a sport should be encouraged to do so, regardless of gender. Sports keeps them both active, and it teaches them team work.
My daughter does have a penchant for eating, and I have made it a priority to keep her active. I don’t want to sit around and harp on her eating the wrong things. I have instead taken the tactic of keeping her busy and motivated. She just finished a yoga class, which she really enjoyed, and now that swim season is here, we’re going to the beach and pool regularly. We’re out on our bikes, too.
Join me and the Motherhood for a live video feed and text-based chat with Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Women’s Sports Foundation’s senior director of advocacy, Olympic champion, professor of law and mother of three, to discuss the importance of sports opportunities for girls and women and getting girls in the game.
Organized sports in high school is the most effective life-long anti-obesity program going. Research shows that girls who participate in sports and physical activity are more likely than inactive girls to stay in school, get better grades, graduate from high school and go to college. Yet girls still lag behind boys – 1.3 million fewer opportunities to play in high schools.
Let’s talk about ways to encourage your girls to get involved in interscholastic sports, and make sure your school is investing in your daughters as well as your sons. Register here.
Disclosure: I was not compensated to include this on my blog. I am going to be a moderator, also not paid, for this empowering discussion on the Motherhood.
we have to take care of our girls and help them to participate in the games and other dramas which give them a lot of pleasure. thanks