What potential do we hope our daughters reach? As a father of two daughters, I don’t want my daughters potential limited by others or their own perceived limitations. I know my daughters are intelligent and gifted. I want them to discover their talents and become the best they can be.
I Can’t Do That, Yet by Esther Pia Cordova, illustrated by Maima W Adiputr is a book that encourages girls to reach their potential. Enna is a girl, who says “I can’t do that” when asked to read. She then has a dream in which she sees a potential self as someone who can solve a server issue. As an IT developer myself, I can appreciate this example and is one which my daughters can relate to. She then sees other potential future selves. When she wakes she changes her phrase to “I can’t do that, YET.”
I recommend this book to any parent or caretaker of young girls. I appreciate books like this that teach valuable, important lessons to our kids.
Author Bio:
When Esther was 7 years old she had a phase during which she refused to do her homework alone. She thought she couldn’t do it. This is far too often what we tell ourselves, even as adults. Recently, Ester attended a coding bootcamp. The experience was the most challenging thing she had ever done, but that is where she learned about the growth mindset and the powerful word YET. It’s such a simple but important concept. Esther wanted to share this discovery with kids everywhere and help parents to embrace the growth mindset as well. She believes that this simple concept will help children overcome their fears and strive to learn as much as they can in life. She wants people to stop saying “I can’t do that,” and start saying “I can’t do that, YET!”
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Thanks for the wonderful review. We are on a mission to change the mindset of young girls from “I can’t do that” to “I cam’t do that, YET”. Help to spread the word.