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Girl Scouts: Parents, Don't Force Your Daughters to Hug Relatives on Thanksgiving
Beth Baumann | Nov 27, 2019 9:30 PM
Source: Heather Leiphart/The News Herald via AP
The Girl Scouts of America is spending the Thanksgiving week reminding parents not to "force" their daughters to give hugs and kisses to relatives. According to the organization, forcing young girls to be affectionate gives the girls "the wrong idea about consent and physical affection."
Apparently hugging and kissing family members "can set the stage for her questioning whether she 'owes' another person any type of physical affection when they’ve bought her dinner or done something else seemingly nice for her later in life."
The Girl Scouts’ developmental psychologist, Dr. Andrea Bastiani Archibald, argued that girls should learn to establish boundaries at a young age because "setting physical boundaries and expecting them to be respected last a lifetime, and can influence how she feels about herself and her body as she gets older."
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Earlier in the week, the organization reminded parents to "have a talk" about physical and sexual abuse with their girls. Specifically, there are six points they believe parents should cover:
Girl Scouts: Parents, Don't Force Your Daughters to Hug Relatives on Thanksgiving
Beth Baumann | Nov 27, 2019 9:30 PM
Source: Heather Leiphart/The News Herald via AP
The Girl Scouts of America is spending the Thanksgiving week reminding parents not to "force" their daughters to give hugs and kisses to relatives. According to the organization, forcing young girls to be affectionate gives the girls "the wrong idea about consent and physical affection."
Apparently hugging and kissing family members "can set the stage for her questioning whether she 'owes' another person any type of physical affection when they’ve bought her dinner or done something else seemingly nice for her later in life."
The Girl Scouts’ developmental psychologist, Dr. Andrea Bastiani Archibald, argued that girls should learn to establish boundaries at a young age because "setting physical boundaries and expecting them to be respected last a lifetime, and can influence how she feels about herself and her body as she gets older."
934 people are talking about this
Earlier in the week, the organization reminded parents to "have a talk" about physical and sexual abuse with their girls. Specifically, there are six points they believe parents should cover:
What happened to the Girl Scouts being an organization that taught young girls about friendship, hard work and community service? Some of my fondest memories as a kid were with my Girl Scout troop, learning new skills, volunteering in my community and establishing a strong work ethic. After all, I was determined to sell the most Girl Scout cookies in the troop! Now it seems like the organization has completely lost touch with its mission of creating future leaders. Instead, they're focused on turning young girls into feminists.
