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[quote=Anonymous]I saw the perfectionist aspects of my DD’s personality when she was three. We made a point of modeling laughing at our goof-ups and talking about our disappointments a lot. We also got her involved in things we knew she wasn’t good at - like art - and emphasized the fun of it. We started holding back any “good job” comments as much as possible. DD is 16 now and an accomplished ballet dancer as well as a straight A student - and a happy, popular kid with good friends. She still has perfectionist tendencies but she understands the importance of failure now. My advice is to de-emphasize results in her life and focus on her effort. And let her see you fail and laugh about it as well as admit your mistakes. [/quote]
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