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Nine-year-old girl completes 24-hour Navy Seal course

Nine-year-old Milla Bizzotto became the youngest competitore to ever complete the Bullfrog challenge, which is a 24-hour course designed for real, adult members of the U.S. Navy Seals. The course includes running 36 miles, swimming 8 kilometers and 25 obstacles. In a 24-hours period, Milla completed the 25 obstacles 6 times!… Keep Reading!!!

Girl Guides of Canada updates guidelines to include transgender girls

Girl Guides of Canada made a landmark announcement this week. In a move that continues their long-held tradition of inclusivity and diversity, they are welcoming transgender girls with open arms! This includes girls from age 5, at the Sparks level, right through to adult volunteer Unit Guiders. Along with the announcement came the release of their Guidelines for the Inclusion of Transgender Members.

The new resource guide is intended to help Unit Guiders understand the needs of transgender children so … Keep Reading!!!

Will I Be Pretty?

Katie Makkai- Pretty

I think this generation has their work cut out for them. We need to figure out how to appreciate aesthetics and physical beauty, while not having it define us. As Katie beautifully points out, when we start allowing our self-worth to be defined by our outward appearance (or teach that to our children, male or female) the positive aspects of beauty completely vanish.

I believe the more we teach our children, and personally embrace the differences beauty … Keep Reading!!!