There is an important fact revealed through a study entitled Play Well 2024 Research, which involves more than 61,500 parents and children aged 5 to 12 in 36 countries, including Indonesia. It turns out that when playing, girls tend to be perfectionists and afraid of failure. From the research, it is known that the confidence and creativity of girls are influenced by societal pressure that demands them to always be perfect. This causes their creative confidence to decrease.

Study reveals that even five-year-old girls have experienced a decline in creative self-confidence due to pressure to achieve perfection and the influence of everyday language. At this young age, three-quarters (76%) feel confident in their creativity, but this decreases as they grow older. Two-thirds of all girls often feel worried about sharing their ideas.

At this young age, three quarters (76%) feel confident in their creativity, but this decreases with age. Two thirds of all girls often feel worried to share their ideas. This is exacerbated by the burden of perfectionism and anxiety about making mistakes (72%). Girls aged 5 to 12 say that the language they hear makes them feel as if they are not allowed to experiment and make mistakes (71%), or reinforces the need for perfection (73%).

For example, using words like "genius", "smart", and "brave" to describe boys' work, or "beautiful", "cute", and "pretty" to describe girls' work. Instead, Wallace suggests using a mixture of these words and encouraging children to ask questions and challenge these social stereotypes. Additionally, you can always stimulate children by playing with bricks like Lego to make them more courageous in exploring.

As many as 97 percent feel more confident in their creative skills, and 96 percent feel that this helps them learn that progress is more important than perfection. "Through the process of building and reassembling LEGO bricks, it forms the foundation for creative confidence, courage, and self-belief. This is key, because when girls have the space and freedom to fully express themselves, they become unstoppable," said Alero Akuya, VP Global Brand at The LEGO Group in a press release received by Dream.