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[quote=Anonymous]Our 4 year old granddaughter started with the "I'm so beautiful" phase and she is 8 1/2 and it's gotten worse.  If she had the chance, she would stare at herself for hours and hours in the mirror, brushing her long blonde hair and making alluring faces at herself.  I had to cover all the mirrors in her room with wrapping paper (we have mirrored closet doors, unfortunately) and I did this at the suggestion of her counselor.  I would ask her, "What do you see when you look at yourself for so long?" and she told me it's because she's so beautiful.  I said, "How do you know?" and she said it's because everyone tells her that.  So, keep a close eye on it because it can and could turn into an unhealthy obsession.  My granddaughter has to wear her hair just so, have the right color coordinated outfits with the right shoes.  She will only play with children "who have cute clothes".  After every shower or bath, she will spend lots of time putting on lotion (which were gifts) because we try not to be "enablers".  Now we have a bathroom time limit.  Mornings are a constant battle because I will NOT allow her to wear sparkly, flowing dresses with tights and patent leather shoes every day.  We buy jeans and nice shirts or sweaters and she looks feminine but not like she's going to a beauty pageant.  She wants pedicures and manicures and she SHAVED her arms twice now, once when she was 6 and again when she was 7 because she says they are "too hairy" (which they aren't).  She tried to shave her eyebrows because she didn't like the way they were shaped.  She sneaks and gets our razors so they are now hidden and locked up where she can't get them.  I just didn't think this was something I would have to worry about.  She tried to pierce her own ears 3 times now, the first time when she was 5 with a tack we had on the bulletin board!!!!
Go with your gut instinct and if it's not appropriate, get some professional help so it doesn't turn into something else.
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