How to Talk to Girls.

Have you ever caught yourself talking to a cute/darling/adorable little girl and the first thing out of your mouth is a comment of how cute/darling/adorable they are? I know I am guilty of this and I'm sure you are too. And last week, Lisa Bloom, author of Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World, called us out on it.

Bloom offers her suggestions on how to speak to girls:

Try this the next time you meet a little girl. She may be surprised and unsure at first, because few ask her about her mind, but be patient and stick with it. Ask her what she's reading. What does she like and dislike, and why? There are no wrong answers. You are just generating an intelligent conversation that respects her brain. For older girls, ask her about current events issues: pollution, wars, school budgets slashed. What bothers her out there in the world? How would she fix it if she had a magic wand? You may get some intriguing answers. Tell her about your ideas and accomplishments and your favorite books. Model for her what a thinking woman says and does.

Read the rest of her article here.