You’ve heard about the “Ban Bossy” movement, right? It hit the internet not long ago and quickly became a polarizing force. Believing confident little girls to be mislabeled as “bossy,” Ban Bossy proponents want to see these girls encouraged to have more self confidence in their leadership skills, like their boy counterparts more often are. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, partnered with the Girl Scouts (whoop whoop!) to further their 100+-year-old message of empowering girls to become great women. But there’s another side to bossy behavior that we need to explore. And that’s teaching children respect — boys and girls alike….
