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[quote=Anonymous]If it is perfectionist tendencies you're struggling with--one other concrete thing you might try. Make it very clear that you love your daughter unconditionally. Mine recently was having nightmares that she did something so awful that she feared I would not love her. I told her that mom's love their kids no matter what. I may not like every choice you make but I will always love you. I went so far as to tell her that even if she does something so bad she'd go to jail, I'd still love her (a bit extreme--but it was clearly an extreme nightmare). I also made a point of sharing with her some stories from my childhood in which I was far from perfect. Kids want and need to know that we all screw up occassionally and that's part of growing up. [/quote]
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