I think it’s the curse of being female. I’m sure guys struggle with it too and need to be taught similar lessons, but our daughters need to be taught about their value. They need to know that their value doesn’t lie in how much they weigh, or how well they can please everyone around them. It doesn’t lie in how well they clean their rooms or whether or not they color inside the lines. Or how much or how little other girls gossip about them. Or if a bully picks on them.

And I’ve always wondered how to give girls that confidence. I found the answer - or at least a strong lesson to teach - over at 4 Reluctant Entertainers. She used this lesson with a group of early teenage girls (or maybe preteens?). She offered them a $10 bill. Then she wadded it up, tossed it on the floor, stepped on it, threw it around the room a bit. When she picks it up again and straightens it out, has the value changed? No. It’s still worth $10. Nothing has changed. Then she had the girls imagine themselves as the money. And she told them, others are leaving you out; bullying you; snickering at you; gossiping about you; spreading rumors. Did your value change? No. It’s still the same. Our value is the same because of the One who created us in His own image. Because of His love.

What an important lesson to learn! I wish someone had taught me that at a young age.  If you have girls, or if you have any influence over girls, head over and read it. It’s a pretty awesome lesson, for girls of any age to learn.