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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter and I are both short. I hated it, because I loved basketball, and still am annoyed by not being able to reach things. My daughter is an adult and not quite five feet, and she doesn’t seem to mind. I get that your kid doesn’t like it. What you have to do is to try to shut down comments about it among your children, because we don’t remark on other people and their appearance. You will have to build up your daughter’s self-esteem by emphasizing her personal strengths, whatever they are. She might benefit from family moments of gratitude, where everyone looks for something positive to say regularly at dinner. She might benefit from talking with you about her genetic predisposition and how you understand her feelings, but in the larger scheme of things, how tall you are doesn’t matter at all about your personal worth. It may stink for her, and you can acknowledge that feeling, but it is what it is. Be sympathetic, let her talk about it if she wants, reframe, and move on. And do not allow her siblings to tease her. It’s a sad fact that personal appearance is so emphasized in our society, and she can learn to identify that and try not to buy into it, which is not easy. Have her practice some canned responses if people do comment.[/quote]

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