Anonymous
03/30/2023 10:48
Subject: Sign up girls for girl only events/activities?
Anonymous wrote:I was a boy mom for years and now have one of each. Before having kids, I always thought it should all be co-Ed, but after, I would not send my daughter to a coed camp or activity where I would expect the majority of participants to be boys unless she went with at least one friend.
I saw numerous times when my son was in camps and activities that some boys are just little jerks. They will leave out girls in groups, bully them etc. Sometimes that is compounded by teachers or counselors who don’t know how to manage those dynamics or don’t even register that it’s an issue. From what I see, a camp with 10 boys and 1 girl is not going to be fun for the girl, IMO.
So, as sad as it is, if I sign my daughter up for STEM or certain sports camps, I make sure to coordinate with friends.
This. Many boys, very much encouraged by their mommies, are utter d!cks by 7. They aren’t themselves actually good at the sport or activity but are already keen to see themselves as having talents they don’t and will never have. OP, try a mix, see what happens.
Apples
03/29/2023 21:06
Subject: Sign up girls for girl only events/activities?
My 5th grader is beginning basketball player on girls only team. Don’t the schools keep them separate?
She also took a girls only science activity, girls only with priority given to “girls of color”.
She also took a girls only science activity, girls only with priority given to “girls of color”.
Anonymous
03/29/2023 10:36
Subject: Sign up girls for girl only events/activities?
Anonymous wrote:I have two girls. One needed all those girls only clubs - she was painfully shy (later dxed with anxiety) and really had trouble with mixed groups just due to them being louder and larger and she had trouble finding her voice. Girls on the Run and Girl Scouts helped her tremendously in ES/MS and now in HS, she's doing great and involved in a myriad of "normal" activities.
Her younger sister, on the other hand, never needed any of those things and was just a more outgoing, less nervous kid who had friends who were boys and girls etc.
My daughter is very similar and Girl Scouts has been an amazing resource for her.
Anonymous
03/29/2023 10:14
Subject: Sign up girls for girl only events/activities?
I have two girls. One needed all those girls only clubs - she was painfully shy (later dxed with anxiety) and really had trouble with mixed groups just due to them being louder and larger and she had trouble finding her voice. Girls on the Run and Girl Scouts helped her tremendously in ES/MS and now in HS, she's doing great and involved in a myriad of "normal" activities.
Her younger sister, on the other hand, never needed any of those things and was just a more outgoing, less nervous kid who had friends who were boys and girls etc.
Her younger sister, on the other hand, never needed any of those things and was just a more outgoing, less nervous kid who had friends who were boys and girls etc.
Anonymous
03/29/2023 10:09
Subject: Sign up girls for girl only events/activities?
We're two men raising a daughter as an only child, so I do try to get her into some all girl spaces for balance, especially if they have adult female leaders. So far, that's meant Girl Scouts which was my idea, but she loves. She's expressed interest in Girls on the Run when she's old enough.
She also does coed sports, including one team on which she's the only girl, and one sport (tennis) which is 50/50. That balance works well for us.
She also does coed sports, including one team on which she's the only girl, and one sport (tennis) which is 50/50. That balance works well for us.
Anonymous
03/29/2023 09:53
Subject: Sign up girls for girl only events/activities?
My daughters ballet class had a boy in it. So you never know.