Approximately 20 percent of the successful women in the Rimm study admitted that boys and social life adversely affected their seriousness about school and learning during their middle and high-school years. Be a coach, not a judge. A coach is enthusiastic, positive, and encouraging. Yet, they are also demanding, offering very specific suggestions for improvement. A judge, on the other hand, is looking for mistakes and ready to hand out negative consequences.
Coaches support, encourage, and set high expectations offering appropriate support in the process.
Expose girls to interesting people, places, and experiences. Grow their world in every way you can. Travel was the second most frequently chosen positive experience for women in the Rimm study. It was viewed as educationally enriching, but was also seen as a time for important and essential family bonding. Their resilience was the key to getting up, over, or beyond this wall.