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[quote=Anonymous]I had the same concern after DD spent 20 minutes crying as she was brushing her hair in the mirror telling me that it just wasn't pretty.  I finally forced her to leave my room (where there is a full length mirror) and after a lot of attempts, got her to focus on something else.  That intensity has been more of a phase for her, although she still does routinely talk about how she wants to wear something so that she can be pretty, etc.

I have taken to having two sets of clothes.  She has her play clothes, and she gets to choose any of those, for preschool/soccer/gymnastics, etc. Then she has her fancier clothes that she can change into once she comes home from the various activities. So, I am still giving her a choice in selecting what she wants to wear (which resulted in a lot of dresses with a cardigan and leggings this past winter), but categorizing it so she knows she can only wear the fancy stuff at home or when we go someplace special (church helps for that!). [/quote]

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