Expect post-high school education whether or not you attended college. The American Dream is real for women too. Teach healthy competition. Encourage the exhilaration of winning, but don't always let girls win. Don't pressure your daughters to fit in socially.
Many girls feel different during adolescence.
Help them to feel comfortable with their differences and redirect their energies toward positive activities like music, drama, debate, science, sports, or religious activities. Encourage your daughters to read stories about successful women. The successful women in the study found such stories inspiring. Help girls to be comfortable with math from preschool on including counting, measuring, and scoring. Teach spatial skills through puzzles, games, and building activities.