![]() ![]() Girls, from the beginning, since we’re born, we’re told in every way to be quieter, to be easygoing, to be likable. MP: And when you’re a young girl, you’re often taught that you need to be a good team player, but you’re not told that it’s also in your power to be a leader-as if a good team player is someone who just sits back.ĪW: Yeah, I think that’s a really important distinction between how girls are taught to lead and how boys are taught to lead. Essentially, I think it’s so important to give children power and to teach them what that power can wield. Regardless of whether we agree, we still have to connect because we’re all people down here. We have to somehow give a playbook or a plan to our children on how to connect. I think that because of what our children are seeing on television and the news and on their social feeds, they’re seeing a lot of contention and divisions. You need other people to be able to help get you where you want to go, and help get you to learn the things that you want to learn, and participate in the things you want to participate in.Īnd I don’t think that we teach our kids enough about how to connect with each other and how to play well with others. And the two are not mutually exclusive-you need both to have success. What are they interested in? What are the things that they want to learn while they’re down here on planet Earth?įor me, leadership and connectivity are maybe the most important things that I’ve been able to take away from my experience playing on the National Team. For me, as a parent, it’s my job to help my children figure out their own internalized power. ![]() Children feel powerless, at times, being told what to do by their parents. I think that’s a very common feeling throughout childhood. And because of the politicized world we live in, sometimes it feels-even as an adult-like, what could I really do? What is my place in this world? And does it really matter? I’m just one person. And then, of course, with this pandemic, it’s going to bring about a different level of stress and anxiety leading into the election.įor me, one of the most important things that sport was able to do was give me my sense of being able to create my own power. Maddy Pontz: Why do you think right now is such an important time to reach young readers?Ībby Wambach: Well, it feels like the world is on fire in certain ways. ![]()
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