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[quote=Anonymous]Princess pop culture!

My oldest did this, too.  Still does sometimes at age 6.

We found some princess books where the princess was active, liked to run around, and looked like a drawn kid rather than a Disney princess.  Pointed out very clearly that THIS princess didn't want to run around in dresses all day--she had things to do!  And I referenced that when daughter fussed about being fussy.

As for being beautiful, I just said:  "Honey, being beautiful is very tiring. Don't worry about that stuff. I can say for sure that you're my sweetheart, and whenever I see you my heart flutters with joy, and I think 'Oh my girl is so marvelous!'. Now, if you want to be fancy sometimes, that's fine. I can help you be fancy and sometimes be not fancy, because who wants to be fancy when they have to get dirty! So let's talk about fancy instead!"

And then, honestly, don't say pretty. You can say fancy.  Fancy is something you put on and take off.  It's not an inherent quality like beauty.[/quote]

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