"I can't" "She can't "

I often hear children saying this or parents saying it about their children. There's not much praise here or helping girls to have some self confidence.

Today some refugee girls came over and we sewed simple drawstring bags. The two younger ones insisted they couldn't use a sewing machine. I made them use it and one of them was literally shaking as she did but with a huge grin on her face! They were so happy with the final result and I was so proud of them. .