Raising Boys & Girls Episode 364: Helping Girls Feel Ready and Capable in Today’s World with Kari Kampakis
Apr 7, 2026
Kari Kampakis, bestselling author and national speaker on parenting girls, shares why daughters need both kindness and resilience. She discusses prepping girls for comparison, friendship meanness, and fear of failure. She highlights teaching discernment, confidence, mission-minded soft skills, and letting kids take risks while staying grounded in faith.
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Cultivate A Mission Mindset
- Foster a mission mindset: help teens identify God-given gifts and connect passions to practical pathways.
- Use niche interests (drone videos) and soft skills (small talk, professionalism) as launch points into careers.
Mean Girls Rooted In Narcissistic Focus
- Mean-girl culture stems partly from societal narcissism where parents focus on what others do to their child, not how their child treats others.
- Kari emphasizes relationships work when both people are givers.
Teach Boys Gentle Character With Small Acts
- Encourage boys to practice gentlemanly character; small acts (refilling a water glass, carrying shoes) matter.
- Kari argues these soft behaviors impress and signal integrity more than image tricks.
