Navigating Teen Challenges To Raise Empowered Women with Jill & Mary Ep54

Jill & Mary are two women who walked through individual adversities and came out stronger on the other side. Each with a driving passion, wanting to share those strengths with teen girls, giving them a greater head start! This digital age we’re all trying to navigate is having a great impact on our children. Jill and Mary  created Girls Mentorship to help teens and parents navigate teen challenges to raise empowered women!

Bio: 

Jill Petersen & Mary Frances are the dynamic duo behind Girls Mentorship, a personal growth & development company whose mission is to empower + uplift the next generation of young women. With their vibrant personalities & extensive experience, they have set out to create a lasting impact.

In August of 2020, driven by their unwavering commitment to give back to their younger selves in ways they wished for but never saw, Jill & Mary created Girls Mentorship. Over the past three years, they have been able to engage with over 2400 girls & their families, having hosted over 40 workshops and two years worth of successful summer camps. Their expertise has been sought after for several keynote speeches, training sessions & development opportunities for parents, coachers & teachers alike.

Jill & Mary's dedication to their mission is exemplified by their professional development as they are Social Emotional Learning Certified, Youth Mental Health First Aid Trained, Adverse Childhood Experience Trainers & Botvin Lifeskills Certified. As respected speakers, podcast hosts & facilitators, they have the privilege of imparting essential life & personal development skills to teen & tween girls as well as those who support & love them. Their curriculum revolves around building character strengths such as self- confidence, empathy, self-control, integrity, perseverances, optimism & curiosity.

Jill & Mary are lighting the way, inspiring & empowering the next generation to embrace their potential & create lasting change.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• How their journey to Girls Mentorship began

• Wanting to give the next generation a greater skill set at a younger age

• Jill transition from self sabotage to self reflection and growth

• Watching history repeat itself made Mary take a long hard look at where she wanted her life to be

• Bringing awareness and knowledge to parents for healthy growth

• Social media is here to stay, Pandora’s box has been open so we need to learn how to manage it

• When is a good time to give your kids access to social media? When you’re ready for them to watch porn.

• It’s ok to give your child a phone that is just a phone, with no internet

• If your kid is on a platform, you should be on it first to understand it so you can guide them

• Sextortion is very real, so the conversations need to be real, creating safe space not shame or guilt

• Giving your child a phone is a shared responsibility, it is your property that you have every right to look through and see who has access to your child through that device

• We’re raising adults we need to bring honest conversations to establish strong foundations

• Be mindful of your own phone usage, your kids are watching

• They’ve expanded to online classes for a greater reach to help educate and give skills to more teens and parents 

Resources:

• Phones with no internet:

•  Bark phone: http://barkparentalcontrols.pxf.io/PyKNX6  

•  Gab phone: https://gabb.com/  

• Website: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/ 

• Online Course: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/strengths 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsmentorship/ 

• Podcast: What’s The Lesson https://www.girlsmentorship.com/WTL 

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/ 

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