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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ditto you can tell all of your children they are beautiful. Most beauty as an adult comes from confidence...give them that, make them feel beautiful even if cruel kids say otherwise. But most of your compliments to all of them should not be about beauty. You don't need to change your wording, but your entire message. "I'm proud of you" and "you are working really hard" will take them further than "you are beautiful". [b]I remember overhearing my mother as I was working on something ( a puzzle or something maybe) say "she is so determined - she's been at that for hours but won't give up". I remember thinking "really?? ME?!! Determined??" - and it has affected me ever since. I now get told that by people over and over again - my mother believed I was determined, and so I believed I was, and became even more so. It was a simple, powerful moment, and affects how I parent.[/b][/quote] Great advice.[/quote]
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