"GLI helped me find out who I really am and who I can be."
Participants in a kindergarten and first grade workshop in Brooklyn, NY chat with Shannon and her puppet friend Clemmy about sharing feelings. Have a GLI photo to share? Send it to photos@girlsleaderhip.org.
In the fifth episode of BFF 2.0, Rachel discusses the problem with assuming you know the truth about a friend's behavior. The solution? Just ask. Do you have a GLI video to share? Send it to videos@girlsleadership.org.
A sampling of items we enjoyed while surfing the good ol' Net.
Even if you hate videos of cute babies, you might love that this baby sounds like a big, jolly, man. Or Satan.
Good for wasting a minute - or twenty! - and somehow everything you compose sounds pretty good.
Many of these stories would make great rom coms, but they really happened. To people's parents, no less! Astounding, and addictive.
Jamie Keiles' blog Teenagerie. Check out this post for a sample. (I enjoy that Jamie doesn't pretend she's immune to the messages and pressures around her. Instead, she figures out how to combat them.)
Lastly, the world's injustices, gender stereotypes, and annoying boys from a 10-year old's perspective. I couldn't have said it better myself!
When is selfishness actually a good thing?
A guest post by 9th grade GLI-er Taryn. She looks back on her competitive middle school experience and decides there might be such a thing as being too driven.
Jess highlights a decades-old movie that feels newly relevant.