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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up the smart kid and had tons of comments about my intelligence. It wasn’t until I was in college when I realized I was actually objectively pretty (my sisters got all the pretty comments). But I was so confident about my intelligence that I didn't really care that I wasn’t pretty.

That said, my 8 year old is still confident about her looks. She is biracial and regularly gets comments about how pretty she is. But she is also aware and proud of her other skills (strong reader and student, artist, singer, performer, etc).  So make sure ur daughter has activity she can actively work on and see her efforts pay off.

We also intentionally put her activities where the students are diverse, not only bc of where we live but also to promote the fact that one look or size is not the norm and that everyone is beautiful.

Finally at home, she doesn’t have a mirror in her room. We also model healthy exercise and food habits and outlook (ie, we are mindful about how we speak about our bodies and are quick to neutralize stuff she she might get from ads, tv shows, etc.)
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