Hoda Kotb, Hilary Duff & Co. Share How They Raise Strong Women

Should you happen to wander social media this International Women’s Day, you’re likely to see a familiar quote repeated in caption after caption: “To strong women. May we know them, may we raise them. may we be her ”

And as much as we like that passage, that MichelleObama once written LiliCollins Following the release of the actress’ 2017 memoir, it would be nice if they came up with some directions. Because there is no one-size-fits-all guide to raising well-adjusted, passionate, intelligent, and strong AF women, just the overwhelming sense that you don’t want to take it to the extreme.

Even the former FLOTUS herself admits she felt moments of insecurity when it came to teasing malia24 and Sascha21, with husband Barack Obama.

“As a parent, you are always fighting your own desperation to not fail at the work you have been given,” she wrote in her 2022 book The Light We Carry. “There are entire industries that have been built to nurture and capitalize on that very despair, from baby brain gyms and ergonomic strollers to SAT trainers. It’s like a hole that can never be filled.”