International Daughter's Day: 10 life lessons for our daughters

International Daughter’s Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of September. This year, it is commemorating on September 25 and the festival of Navratri, the festival is dedicated to the celebration of women in the form of Goddess Durga, is starting from 26 September, from the very next day of Daughter’s Day. Daughter’s Day and Navratri, both are dedicated to girls and all the love and affection they deserve.

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You want to take care of your daughter and keep her safe. But your princess will grow up and have to face the realities of life. As a mother, all you can do is prepare her for everything to come. Go ahead and educate her about some important lessons you might have learned the hard way.

Mental health is as important as physical health 

We all know that it’s crucial to be healthy physically, but being mentally healthy can make all the difference in life’s challenges. If you take care of your mental health as you take care of your body, you will have a healthier body too. Good mental health helps you enjoy life and cope with problems. Tell your daughter to be focused on the health of the mind too.

Similarly, teach your daughter to exercise, not because it can make her skinny but because it is essential for her health. Eat foods because they taste delicious and give energy, not because it's the latest fad diet or celebrity endorsement. You must also teach her to rise over her beauty and give more emphasis to her intelligence.

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 It’s ok to be failed

Life is meant not only for winners but for losers as well. We always talk about success and achievements but we forget to talk about the lessons that we get from our failures, which have a big role in getting that success.

Teach your daughter that failure is one of the inevitable parts of our life. You should not break your heart when you go through failure in life. Instead, try to consider it as one of the teachers of your life. Trust us, when we say failure will teach you a lot. To be precise, failure is one of the important masters of our lives. They are responsible for strengthening our support system and enabling us to move forward with our exploration. Furthermore, you will also find that failure will boost our creative spirits.

 Just be yourself

You should teach your daughter to be yourself. It doesn’t mean you are selfish or you don’t care about anyone. Being yourself means liking who you are. Being yourself means living life, how you want to live it regardless of other people's opinions. And it simply means that you respect yourself. Worrying about what others will think is just a waste of time, you can't control them or control their thoughts. Everyone has their own life and they are free to live their life on their terms and conditions. You don’t need to change because you are awesome.

Cherish your self-worth

Whatever the people of the society tell you, a daughter is very valuable to her family. Teach your daughter the value and importance of womanhood. Teach them how important it is to have respect for themselves, and to take a stand when people attack their respect and take them for granted. Tell her that when you value yourself, you believe you are deserving of respect, love, and success. The relationship you have with yourself shapes virtually every aspect of your life and self-value is the foundation of this relationship.

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look for positives in every situation

To love yourself, first of all, remove negative thinking and negative people from your life. Stay away from people who let you down all the time. Because of such a mentality and people, after a time you too will lose both your self-respect and self-love. Teach your daughter that positive thinking doesn’t mean that you ignore life’s less pleasant situations. Instead, it means that you approach unpleasantness more positively and productively. To succeed in life. You must have a positive attitude. If you are confident and think positively, you can achieve anything you want in life.

Be economic self-reliance

This is one of the most important lessons to teach your daughter. The confidence that they get from being financially independent, they do not get anywhere else. At the same time, it also prepares her for the difficulties and challenges that come in life. It would also mean that she would never have to be completely dependent on others. It is necessary to make girls self-reliant with the help of proper training along with education. So that financially they are not dependent on anyone. Being self-reliant also gives respect to society.

Emphasis on continuous learning

It's not always possible to get help for every little thing. Who can know this better than a mother? So, teach your daughter to be practical. This could be anything from learning to cook to changing a light bulb. These things will help make life easier for her. Teach her that learning is essential to our existence. Like food nourishes our bodies, keep learning something new nourishes our minds. Lifelong learning should be an indispensable part of our life.

Never lose self-confidence

We all are very well aware of the importance of self-confidence. Self-confidence allows you to see yourself from a different perspective and every girl should have confidence in themselves. Teach your daughter that self-confidence makes you love yourself. You believe in yourself, your thought, your abilities and all of that. You feel you are the best version of yourself, which is a good feeling. And it should not be confused with arrogance.

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Importance of hard work

Teaching your child, the importance of hard work is a must. Your little angel should know to value the things she gets. It is important to teach her that everything comes at a cost and one needs to work hard to get it. Children learn by observing what we do. If you want your daughter to learn how to work hard, do your best to work hard for them and solicit their help whenever available. It promotes self-esteem and discipline too.

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The skill of life management

Life management is the ability to handle everything you need to live a productive, happy and fulfilling life. It is closely related to time management, but it goes far beyond creating a to-do list and filling out your day planner. Remember, being busy is not the same as being productive. Life management is all about changing your mindset so that you can handle stress, control your emotions and take control of your life. Life management skills include everything from creating healthy habits to learning how to set smart goals so you can measure your progress. It allows you to be more productive and do more with less time. Teach your daughter that good life management means you not only achieve the basics- eating healthy, exercise, and self-care but also create a wonderful life for yourself.

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As a mother, you are your daughter’s role model. Make sure to practice what you preach. This is the best way to make sure that your daughter follows these lessons and turns into a self-confident and independent woman. Celebrate International Daughter’s Day in style — mothers and daughters share a bond unlike any other!

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