Younger girls are watching us. It is a fact. The younger girls at your church, in your neighborhood, or any place where you consistently see them, are watching your actions, the way you dress, and the way you conduct yourself in general. How do you know but that some little girl has taken you for her role model?
I know that it is very hard to always keep things like this in mind. Often we forget to set a godly example, and do things that we wouldn't necessarily want younger girls imitating. But we do need to model for them what true Christian maidenhood looks like. True, it is ultimately up to girls' parents to show her the way in which to walk, but we can help it along by not hindering or putting a stumbling block in her way by acting wrongly.
One way that we can be a good example for little girls is to pay attention to and listen to them. This isn't always easy, especially when it would be more fun to walk away and talk with friends your own age. Often little girls would just love to be included in the "big girls' group", so to speak. It isn't kind to treat them as inferior or as if they aren't worth noticing.
A while back my mom, sister and I were meeting someone for lunch. She had two young boys, so we went to McDonalds so they could play in the playland. While watching the younger of the boys, a little girl approached me and asked me something about "Do big girls, like you, lose their teeth?". It was a question that wasn't of much importance, but it struck me that now, I am viewed as one of the "big girls". We need to remember that the choices we make impact generations to come.
This isn't to say that you should give up your friendships with other maidens your age and just go around paying attention to little girls. I do not mean that at all. I think relationships with other young ladies are important too. This is simply to say that we need to keep the thought that we are being watched and copied in the back of our minds, and conduct ourselves accordingly.
