S/O what makes a little kid good looking

[Anonymous]

My oldest daughter is 5 and is what I would consider a beautiful child. And that is supported by the amount of attention and comments she gets from other adults (lots of time older men and women) when we are out and about. She has the biggest eyes with the most amazing eyebrows I’ve ever seen on a kid, she has a tiny now and delicate heart shaped face. She has a naturally warm/olive skin tone with wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. She’s also tall and thin for her age. According to the charts at every doctors appointment since she was a baby, she’s taller than average and thinner than average. So she just has a really delicate and feminine look about her.

[Anonymous]

My most attractive kid is the most well liked. He’s also the most confident and quick with a smile. He is kind and helpful and a really good “play-er.” Having older kids I know that this may not translate into being one of the cool kids but that’s totally fine with me. I just want him to have good friends, be kind and well-liked.

FWIW popular 1st grader dresses himself and it’s 100% comfy athletic gear, mostly matching but dinosaur and Pokémon shirts that PP would never allow Larlo to wear. Always clean, but trying to build independence here. The well-dressed kid in his class is always hot.

[Anonymous]

Nobody is going to come in here and admit their kid is homely and hard to like. Everyone thinks their kid is objectively good looking. I don't think most adults have any clue what makes a kindergartener popular. And the things people are describing here are things that might make adults like kids more but not the other kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nobody is going to come in here and admit their kid is homely and hard to like. Everyone thinks their kid is objectively good looking. I don't think most adults have any clue what makes a kindergartener popular. And the things people are describing here are things that might make adults like kids more but not the other kids.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone has a different opinion of beauty but some kids are just naturally more attractive.

We are Asian. My daughter is an Asian beauty. Who knows if her little blonde friends think she is pretty?

If other Asians besides mom & dad think that she's beautiful, then so would the blondes. The fundamentals of beauty are more cross-cultural than you would think.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/it-s-man-s-and-woman-s-world/201403/is-beauty-in-the-eye-the-beholder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I know my kid is attractive


First, DC has facial features that make them stand out
Second, I dress DC very well
Third, I take time in the morning to do hair by putting product into it and defining the pattern
Fourth, I take huge emphasis on mannerisms - very polite kid
Fifth, every morning when dropping off, all the kids come to the door and scream DC name


Lol so yeah I know my kid is well liked

It is only a matter of time until he will only wear athleisure

+1 Just wait. My kid was the best dressed until the 4th grade. Started picking her own clothes and now its, athleisure, t-shirts, and hoodies. All the kids I see at pick up and drop off look the same. Formerly preppy kids are now goth or grunge and I don't see hair with defined patterns. This is a fancy private school and they couldn't care less about fashion and hair. They do have very good manners though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I know my kid is attractive


First, DC has facial features that make them stand out
Second, I dress DC very well
Third, I take time in the morning to do hair by putting product into it and defining the pattern
Fourth, I take huge emphasis on mannerisms - very polite kid
Fifth, every morning when dropping off, all the kids come to the door and scream DC name


Lol so yeah I know my kid is well liked

It is only a matter of time until he will only wear athleisure

+1 Just wait. My kid was the best dressed until the 4th grade. Started picking her own clothes and now its, athleisure, t-shirts, and hoodies. All the kids I see at pick up and drop off look the same. Formerly preppy kids are now goth or grunge and I don't see hair with defined patterns. This is a fancy private school and they couldn't care less about fashion and hair. They do have very good manners though.

If anything, the kids with the wild mops tend to seem more popular than the kids with the perfectly coiffed hair who look like they aren't allowed to have fun lest they mess up their hair. Most of the kids look pretty disheveled by the end of the day anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My oldest daughter is 5 and is what I would consider a beautiful child. And that is supported by the amount of attention and comments she gets from other adults (lots of time older men and women) when we are out and about. She has the biggest eyes with the most amazing eyebrows I’ve ever seen on a kid, she has a tiny now and delicate heart shaped face. She has a naturally warm/olive skin tone with wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. She’s also tall and thin for her age. According to the charts at every doctors appointment since she was a baby, she’s taller than average and thinner than average. So she just has a really delicate and feminine look about her.

Does anyone else find the level of detail in this…creepy?

Just uncomfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drop the naive act. Of course some kids are better looking than others.

Even if you lived in a wolf pack as a child, or with a tribe of gorillas, physical beauty is an early and constant determiner of social rank.

You are just being obtuse to provoke comment.

This. Come on OP. You don’t find some kids more pleasant to look at than others?! I don’t buy it for one second.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drop the naive act. Of course some kids are better looking than others.

Even if you lived in a wolf pack as a child, or with a tribe of gorillas, physical beauty is an early and constant determiner of social rank.

You are just being obtuse to provoke comment.

This. Come on OP. You don’t find some kids more pleasant to look at than others?! I don’t buy it for one second.

Agree. You might find it hard to objectively judge the looks of your own child (I do), but as for other children, pretty easy to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drop the naive act. Of course some kids are better looking than others.

Even if you lived in a wolf pack as a child, or with a tribe of gorillas, physical beauty is an early and constant determiner of social rank.

You are just being obtuse to provoke comment.

This. Come on OP. You don’t find some kids more pleasant to look at than others?! I don’t buy it for one second.

Agree. You might find it hard to objectively judge the looks of your own child (I do), but as for other children, pretty easy to do.

^ and the characteristics usually determined to be good-looking are symmetrical features proportional to their face, large-ish eyes, full lips, slightly rounded cheeks (in children).

[Anonymous]

The sparkle in their eye and willingness to play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My oldest daughter is 5 and is what I would consider a beautiful child. And that is supported by the amount of attention and comments she gets from other adults (lots of time older men and women) when we are out and about. She has the biggest eyes with the most amazing eyebrows I’ve ever seen on a kid, she has a tiny now and delicate heart shaped face. She has a naturally warm/olive skin tone with wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. She’s also tall and thin for her age. According to the charts at every doctors appointment since she was a baby, she’s taller than average and thinner than average. So she just has a really delicate and feminine look about her.

Does anyone else find the level of detail in this…creepy?

Just uncomfortable.

The tall and thin for a 5 year old is just hilarious or frightening.

[Anonymous]

I look at pictures of me as a toddler and preschooler and can see that I was not particularly cute. Small features like eyes and lips on kind of a bigger round face, crooked baby teeth (didnt even know that was possible) and very pale with very fine duck fuzz blond hair. No eyebrows. I wouldn’t say I was homely just not adorable or beautiful. Also not a particularly cute adult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I know my kid is attractive


First, DC has facial features that make them stand out
Second, I dress DC very well
Third, I take time in the morning to do hair by putting product into it and defining the pattern
Fourth, I take huge emphasis on mannerisms - very polite kid
Fifth, every morning when dropping off, all the kids come to the door and scream DC name


Lol so yeah I know my kid is well liked

It is only a matter of time until he will only wear athleisure

+1 Just wait. My kid was the best dressed until the 4th grade. Started picking her own clothes and now its, athleisure, t-shirts, and hoodies. All the kids I see at pick up and drop off look the same. Formerly preppy kids are now goth or grunge and I don't see hair with defined patterns. This is a fancy private school and they couldn't care less about fashion and hair. They do have very good manners though.

What does defined patterns mean wrt hair?