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02/25/2023

Love that she has my grandmother’s name who was quite the pioneer and defender of girls can do anything! Born to be an engineer and proud of it. Happy Engineers Week!

Today's A Mighty Girl Community Pick is in celebration of National Engineers Week: "Girls Who Build: Inspiring Curiosity and Confidence to Make Anything Possible." This empowering guide for girls celebrates the can-do attitude of fierce girls who know how to wield a hammer, fire up a saw, and build everything from a bookshelf to a playhouse! After being the only woman on countless construction sites, carpenter Katie Hughes decided to get more girls excited about building. She started teaching classes for pre-teen girls, showing them how to drill, saw, and weld, and eventually founded her own non-profit organization, Girls Build. Now, in this colorful, photo-filled guide, Hughes features pictures and stories from 45 of her Girls Build alumni, with each girl sharing what she loves about building, what inspires her to keep creating, and what advice she'd have for other budding girl builders. The guide is also packed with tool guides, building tips, and safety techniques, as well as a list of 13 projects to give girls an easy way to get started. This empowering book is sure to inspire young DIY-ers to pick up their tools and build something great! Highly recommended for ages 8 to 13.

"Girls Who Build" is available at https://www.amightygirl.com/girls-who-build

For an excellent guide for teen girls (and adult women), we recommend "Girls Garage: How to Use Any Tool" - filled with 175 illustrated tool guides - for ages 13 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/girls-garage

To get your Mighty Girl started on real-life building, we recommend the Build-Your-Own Wooden Birdhouse for ages 4 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/created-by-me-birdhouse), the Craftsman Kids 8-Piece Tool Set for ages 7 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/craftsman-junior-tool), and a 3-Pocket Tool Belt for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/3-pocket-tool-belt)

And, to encourage your Mighty Girl's interest in using tools and building at every age, visit our blog post "She Can Build It! Books, Building Toys, and Tool Sets to Encourage DIY-Loving Mighty Girls" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=28250

02/20/2023

Kyle Woodland is a 26-year-old model and actor, who happens to have autism. His work has included gigs at New York and Philly fashion weeks. He's hoping to help people better understand autism.

02/16/2023

photo credit: Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons

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Anastasia Pagonis and Gia Pergolini, who are roommates in Tokyo, won gold in the S11 400-meter freestyle and S13 100-meter backstroke, respectively

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How can performing arts help your child?

Challenges with daily life can be common among individuals with autism, a complex neurodevelopment condition often diagnosed in childhood. Varying on individuals’ position on the autism spectrum, they might struggle with holding a conversation or even breaking daily routine.