Alison Curtis: Talking the talk is good for children

"As parents, many of us are now discussing with our children how to use their voices and support those traditionally in the minority to be heard"

Pic: Marc O'Sullivan

Recently my 9-year-old daughter Joan and I have been doing a lot of talking about talking. We have spoken a lot about using our voices and being heard.

It actually all started with an Instagram post I saw on The Female Lead account which quoted a woman named Penny Middleton. It read, “We should teach our girls this phrase: What do you mean by that? It's a subtle way to hold people accountable and a way to teach our girls that sitting in discomfort is not a gender prerequisite.”