Girls, come on! Leave the saving of the world to men? I don’t think so! I don’t think so.
~ Elastigirl Incredible
Entries from February 2010 ↓
Leave the Saving of the World to Men?
February 26th, 2010 — Mentors, Role Models, Peers
Google Buzz Internet Safety
February 25th, 2010 — Victims & Dangers
As the Internet explodes every parent can fall behind.
Read this article, Google Buzz and Kids, from one mother who realized her young daughter and her friends were posting on Google Buzz, without realizing they were posting to the whole world. Some of them were even carrying on conversations and relationships with strangers.
Imagine parents (and kids) checking out their Buzz accounts to find that “iorgyinbathrooms” is following them, which is exactly what happened with my child’s account! Charlene Li recounts.
Not Cool.
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Girl360
February 24th, 2010 — Media, Marketing and Advertising
Girl360.net has potential to connect girls, ages 9 to 12, to historical women who have made a difference in the world.
We’re taking a fresh look at what some of the world’s fiercest women and girls have done or are doing, discovering the backstories behind our favorite boundary-pushers. We want to know who they are, how they did it and – newsflash! — what they were like when they, too, were tweens.
They choose a Girl-of-the-Month and do a feature interview with her. This month is Kendall Ciesemier, who founded of Kids Caring for Kids, a non-profit fundraiser for African AIDS, when she was only 11 years old.
Girl360 also features Herstory, a collection of book reviews with strong girl characters.
The travel section of the website focuses on girls, right now it’s Chicago. Stops include the WNBA team The Chicago Sky, Jane Adam’s Hull-House Museum, an art gallery featuring the work of women artists, female hot chocolate superstar chefs, and an aroma bar. Next month: San Francisco!
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Econonomica: Women and the Global Economy
February 23rd, 2010 — Feminine Heritage, Politics & Legislation, TGR Global
The International Museum of Women has a wonderful online presence at Economica: Women and the Global Economy/.
The world is shifting, shrugging, adjusting its briefs . . . can you feel it?
There is movement. Women’s economic independence is key to any and every human rights and economic issue on the planet. Let’s help it gather some momentum.
Pop over to the site and look, take some action, donate some dough, submit your own story or photography.
The topics include: New vision, human rights, marriage, fertility, microenterprise, business, grassroots solutions, property and wealth, and giving.
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The Girl Revolution 40 Days of Love
February 22nd, 2010 — LOVE & Other High Risks
The Girl Revolution 40 Days of Love.
Our church is doing a 40 Days of Love study for Lent. The idea is to improve our marriages, our relationships in our families and also our relationship with God. Madly In Love With Me is encouraging 40 Days of Love for one’s self, where you’re encouraged to forgo self-deprecation and running yourself ragged with busyness.
I was reminded of that post I wrote about two weeks ago, Talking to Kids About Love, where I encouraged you to talk to your kids about love: what it is and how it can be appropriately expressed as a way to protect them from sexual predators, bad boyfriends, battering husbands and also just your general run-of-the-mill selfish jerk.
I’m encouraging you to join in the Love Fest with The Girl Revolution 40 Days of Love.
Spend 40 days talking to your kids about what love is (and what it isn’t) and showing them you love them.
Some ideas might include:
Who’s in?
