Ah Amy Poehler. She's funny, she's witty. She writes and stars in her own TV show, and she's best friends with my other absolute favourite person in Hollywood — Tina Fey. What you may not know about Amy, though, is that she has taken the time over the last year or so to create a web series called Ask Amy as part of her YouTube Smart Girls Channel. The Smart Girls channel has the Ask Amy series, Boy's Minute, Operation Nice and a number of other themed educational episodes that will teach girls (and boys!) while entertaining.
I think the thing that I like most about The Smart Girls and Ask Amy is that no one has expressly asked Amy to do this. She's chosen to. She wants to help young girls through the rough spots and give actually solid advice. Like this episode on saying goodbye:
I think the best part about a series like this is that talking to our kids can sometimes be tricky, and we may not know what to say or how to say it (and, more importantly, our kids don't always want to listen to us). Amy answers real questions from fans, does it in a casual way, with no judgment and with no attitude. Just her honest opinion, and opinions that I think are fair, balanced, and kind-hearted.
So, turn your kids on to The Smart Girls Channel, and check out Ask Amy or some of the other webisodes. You will probably find it gets a lot of new conversation going around the dinner table.
So, spill it! What do you think of Amy Poehler's Smart Girls initiative?
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