Q. What do I bring on the day of the program?
A. You will need to bring comfortable clothing that you can move around in.  Shorts, tshirts, and/or athletic pants are fine.  You will also need sneakers and your own healthy lunch.  There are water fountains, but you might also like to bring your own labeled water bottle.  Journals, pens, and folders will be provided.
Q. Is lunch provided?
A. Lunch is not provided.  However, we will provide an afternoon snack.
Q. How do I register for the upcoming program?
A. This program is being held at Cornell University's Hoffman Challenge Course and it is open to the public.  To register for this program, please contact Emilie Liebhoff at info@momsasmentors.com.
Q. Will there be other programs open to the public in the future?
A. Yes, we are currently working on securing dates for next year's calendar.  Please check back in with us soon!
Q.  What if I’d like to attend with my daughter(s), but I do not consider myself athletic?
A.  No prior sports skills are necessary to attend this program!  This is an opportunity to have fun and bond with your daughter(s) around a new activity outside of the rigors of everyday life.  Specifically, sports are an activity where dads typically have been the ones playing with their daughters after school.  The idea is that now moms can be educated in that arena too, so that they can offer guidance and support to their daughters in a mentoring role, rather than a “nagging mom” role.  Don’t be afraid – the idea is to have fun in an environment where you will feel comfortable and safe to be yourself!
Q. Does Moms As Mentors include any non-sports activities?
A. Yes!  We help girls with sport specific skill-building, but our focus is really on empowering the lives of girls and women through the use of sports.  You and your daughter(s) will attend workshops on topics like leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, and decision making. These workshops are all designed to be fun!
Q. Can you tell me about the research behind Moms As Mentors referring to how girls' self-image and -esteem is formed largely through their relationship with their mothers?
A. It isn’t necessarily that girls’ self-image is formed largely through their relationship with their mothers, but rather that mothers can be agents for helping girls create positive self-images. Through exploring their own adolescence and vulnerabilities they can then be given tools and strategies to be positive role models for their daughters. 
Q. Can you tell me about the effect that sports participation appears to have on leadership?
A. A Women’s Sports Foundation study found that 80% of female executives identified themselves as having played sports.  This is not surprising when the right coaches can teach lessons such as grace in defeat and winning with humility.  Participants on teams do not need to be the best athletes, but everyone will benefit from learning problem solving, collaboration, negotiation, and teamwork – all qualities which go into being a good leader. 
Q. Why does it seem that today's girls appear to be obsessed with beauty?
A. Negative media images certainly play a part in influencing girls’ ideas about themselves and the world around them, but certainly the media isn’t 100% to blame. On the one extreme there are girls with eating disorders and on the other pediatric obesity.  Both can benefit from positive role models and the right messages.
Q. What do the participants do on a typical day?
A. On a typical day, participants begin with a community building activity followed by a skill based program which gives moms a crash course in the sport offered and girls the chance to improve their skills.  All drills focus on pair activities so that moms and daughters can continue to practice together long after the program is over.  There are also mother-daughter adventures and games, so that moms and daughters can work together on teams – and show off the news skills they’ve learned!  We run leadership workshops for girls and reflection workshops for moms, but there are also workshops where moms and daughters work together.  The afternoon is based around teamwork and problem solving through various experiential activities and challenges. The day ends with mother-daughter time followed by reflection as a group – when a new community for women and girls is formed.