5 Things Parents Shouldn't Tell Their Daughters

Parents out of fear for what the community or
society would say, tell their daughters to lower
their goals, expectations and settle for the norm.
They tend to forget that she’ll be a woman
someday, pa$$ing what has been taught to her
down to her daughters and the circle goes on.
Phenomenal women who have recorded their
names in history books, stepped out of that vicious
circle, never settled for anything less than they
deserved and were the odd ones who decided not
to be called average.

According to Lifehack, teenage girls should be
given better advice by their parents rather than
hearing these words.
1. “That’s a man’s job”: Our society has
stereotyped certain roles, jobs, occupation and
careers to males. A woman who tries one of these
masculine role, is therefore seen as odd. Parents
should learn to tell their daughters there are no
specific jobs or career men, it makes them
broaden their thoughts.
2. “You are wasting your time”: There’s nothing
worse than a parent not willing to give their
teenage daughter a chance to prove herself. She
can only carve a niche for herself when she tries
her hands on different things.
3. “That’s very unladylike of you”: Our society has
stereotyped girls as just being pretty little things
adorned with beautiful ribbons, acting right and
waiting for the man who’ll whisk her off. Parents
should let their daughter try unladylike stuffs like
wearing baggy clothes instead of forcing her to be
feminine always.
4. Your cla$$ is too high/low for him: Your
daughters cannot become stronger if they don’t
get rejected once or twice. As weird as it seems,
that the harsh truth of life. Shielding your daughter
from certain life lessons especially on love,
relationships and $exuality, can cause more harm
than good for her. Just be there to give then good
advice rather than condemning them totally.
5. “Why can’t you be more like her?”: Telling your
daughter this will bring out her insecurities, she’ll
feel the only way to be accepted is by copying
others because you constantly compare her to
other girls out there then an unhealthy competition
begins. She can only be the best version of herself
and no one