Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member 72831 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><p>The Girl Scouts just launched the Ban Bossy campaign this morning.  They post an interesting story of young kids, where a boy is seen as being a natural leader, a girl is seen as bossy.  Agree?  </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>As the mother of a 'tween, I'm definitely encouraging her to be anything she would like to be.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>http://<a href="http://banbossy.com/">banbossy.com</a></p> 2014-03-10T10:03:34-04:00 Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member 72831

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><p>The Girl Scouts just launched the Ban Bossy campaign this morning.  They post an interesting story of young kids, where a boy is seen as being a natural leader, a girl is seen as bossy.  Agree?  </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>As the mother of a 'tween, I'm definitely encouraging her to be anything she would like to be.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>http://<a href="http://banbossy.com/">banbossy.com</a></p>

2014-03-10T10:03:34-04:00 2014-03-10T10:03:34-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 72884

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If someone is confusing "bossy" with "leadership", than I would argue that the issue is not the term, but their understanding of leadership.  My daughter and my son can both be "bossy" at times, and I call them out equally on that behavior.  However, when they exhibit more positive leadership traits I encourage them.  My concern with the "ban bossy" mantra is that it discourages parents from differentiating between good and bad "leadership". If I fail to correct my daughter's (or son's) "bossy" tendencies then I am encouraging them to be the type of boss that nobody wants to follow.<br>

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