Celebrating Women's History Month With Our Sons and Daughters

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It is the time to remember, pay homage and celebrate the lives and contributions of extraordinary women that created history and remarkable deeds that made them known worldwide, those women who encourage future generations to make their mark and make a difference.

Women's History Month helps to cultivate a sense of appreciation for all the women at home. Experts discuss how to classify the women's history month, and it's important why you have to talk about it with your kids, especially with your boys inside your home.

Your boys must respect and look up to the women in their lives. You may need to answer any questions your children may have about this celebration while you share incredible women for inspiration.  

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Significant women such as Rosa Parks and Malala Yousafzai stood up not only for women but also for all people worldwide, and that's from the Civil Rights Movement to the present day. Their movement makes women now have a much stronger voice.

Well, thanks again to women who campaigned for their right to vote and continue to fight the battle against discrimination.

In this time of extraordinary history, it is essential for women that we instill confidence and strength towards our little girls and boys to empower them too for the rest of the world. 

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If You Aren't Sure Yet How to Celebrate Women's History Month With Your Kids, Check Our List Below as Your Guide. 

Look for books about incredible women and read them to your kids

Reading books to your kids about great women who have made significant and remarkable contributions to the world is the most beautiful way to commemorate International Women's Month. Do know that several children's books and films can help you teach and explain women's contributions to society.

There are many children's books that will help you present new concepts in an age-appropriate way, and they can contribute to a fruitful conversation with your kids since they are written on a child's level. You can also spend some time on the internet with your kids to search for more facts and understanding something they've seen in a book or movie.

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After reading, you can ask your kids to write book reports.

Ask your kids to enthusiastically write a book report on a particular book or poem written and lead by a female author, such as Emily Dickinson. If you want it more interesting, you may also ask your girls and boys to write a paragraph or a poem themselves about the author of the book.

Ask them to read the book and learn about the author's life, who she was, and what she has accomplished. This will give your kids female role models in their life.

Take them to visit local museums

You can honor the most significant women in the world with your kids by visiting and letting them see women worldwide's accomplishments and legends, like Amelia Earhart. Planes and other items commemorating her achievements are on display in some museums

Amelia Earhart was the pioneering female pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Though unfortunately, Earhart and her plane were lost in an attempt to fly around the globe, her significant achievement marks the whole world. 

To conclude, let us celebrate these women's past achievements with our family during Women's History Month to encourage those who will one day help shape our future!

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