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[quote=Anonymous]I think I have a daughter who might exhibit some leadership traits, I'm not sure.  She's only 4.5.  She's very articulate, and I think the language skills put her where she is, right now.

Personally, I don't care if she becomes a "leader" or not.  But I do care if she behaves well with others.  So we practice things like problem-solving, listening, sharing ideas, and resolving conflict.  We have "princess summits" where I pretend to be her favorite princesses, and we "all" (that would be her and my five princess multiple personalities) talk about various problems and how to address them.  I do a lot of modeling, as best I can, with the princesses debating and sharing ideas about things ranging from how to get children to go to bed on time to how to help poor people in our kingdoms.

Creativity is another important trait, as well as a lack of fear of failure.  I have no idea where she'll ultimately land on these fronts.

I will say, some of my favorite leaders/bosses aren't very bossy.  They're consensus-builders, and they allow a certain degree of risk-taking.

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