{"id":8350,"date":"2014-02-19T09:30:49","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T17:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/?p=8350"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:42:45","slug":"be-mighty-be-daring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2014\/02\/19\/be-mighty-be-daring\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Mighty, Be Daring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoy creating in so many ways. My friend L (mom of one of Bean&#8217;s friends) and I are developing an informal girl group. After spending many years driving to see friends (which we&#8217;ll continue doing) we want to create friendships and develop deeper connections in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>After careful consideration, we decided to forgo Girl Scouts for a number of reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They require parents having contact with girls to take training (online and in-person) and get fingerprinted. Our intention is to create an informal group of people we know and trust and make it easier for mothers to be involved. <\/li>\n<li>Secondly, GS is divided by age, and we believe there are benefits to girls interacting across multiple age and grade levels. We hope the girls will be involved as they grow up and develop good friendships. <\/li>\n<li>Lastly, we want to avoid the pressure of selling things to raise funds. We prefer to focus on developing activities and sharing the cost rather than have our activities defined by how much money the girls earn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We plan to meet monthly. We have ideas of home-based activities to do; we also want to incorporate outings. For outings, each parent pays for her children and herself (if there are fees). To cover supplies for at-home activities, we suggest a nominal annual amount per child. We are researching the supplies and calculating costs.<\/p>\n<p>While we want to have fun, we&#8217;re reaching beyond play dates. Our goal is to help our daughters become vibrant, confident, and engaged with the world. We want to nurture the development of their minds, souls, and bodies (and mother earth), and foster qualities such as integrity, curiosity, resiliency, and creativity. We are using several resources for ideas (adjusting for age with some activities):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amightygirl.com\">A Mighty Girl<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.daringbookforgirls.com\">The Daring Book for Girls &#038; The Double-Daring Book for Girls<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-You-Stand-For-Kids\/dp\/1575421747\">What Do You Stand For? A Kids Guide to Building Character<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So the girls and moms have a unifying element and develop a sense of belonging, we&#8217;re looking for inexpensive yellow t-shirts (a color that is sunny and gender-neutral). The quote we&#8217;re using is from Shakespeare: &#8220;Though she be but little, she is fierce.&#8221; That will be on the front, and on the back will be our group name: Mighty Daring Girls. <\/p>\n<p>Our first meeting is March 2, and we have 8-9 girls interested! <\/p>\n<div class=\"photopost\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mindfulone\/9332766908\/\" title=\"DSC03799 by Mindful One, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3687\/9332766908_c77207333f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"DSC03799\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p> <center>Exploring Outdoors &#8211; One of our Planned Activities<\/center> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoy creating in so many ways. My friend L (mom of one of Bean&#8217;s friends) and I are developing an informal girl group. 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