My younger DD is very cute and objectively more beautiful than my average-looking older one, but the older one is much more confident, outgoing, and popular. Younger DD is just naturally more sensitive and anxious, and being attractive doesn’t cure that.

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Anonymous wrote:Well I know my kid is attractive


First, DC has facial features that make them stand out
Second, I dress DC very well
Third, I take time in the morning to do hair by putting product into it and defining the pattern
Fourth, I take huge emphasis on mannerisms - very polite kid
Fifth, every morning when dropping off, all the kids come to the door and scream DC name


Lol so yeah I know my kid is well liked

The word "mannerisms" does not mean what you think it means.

Lol

Anonymous wrote:Well I know my kid is attractive


First, DC has facial features that make them stand out
Second, I dress DC very well
Third, I take time in the morning to do hair by putting product into it and defining the pattern
Fourth, I take huge emphasis on mannerisms - very polite kid
Fifth, every morning when dropping off, all the kids come to the door and scream DC name


Lol so yeah I know my kid is well liked

The word "mannerisms" does not mean what you think it means.

My son has big eyes (he’s a toddler) and older kids are always running up to him commenting how cute he is. They make cartoon characters with huge eyes too so assuming that’s where the younger kids get it.

Beauty is objective. It’s symmetry.

PP ^^ I know right haha

Anonymous wrote:Well I know my kid is attractive


First, DC has facial features that make them stand out
Second, I dress DC very well
Third, I take time in the morning to do hair by putting product into it and defining the pattern
Fourth, I take huge emphasis on mannerisms - very polite kid
Fifth, every morning when dropping off, all the kids come to the door and scream DC name


Lol so yeah I know my kid is well liked

It is only a matter of time until he will only wear athleisure

Well I know my kid is attractive


First, DC has facial features that make them stand out
Second, I dress DC very well
Third, I take time in the morning to do hair by putting product into it and defining the pattern
Fourth, I take huge emphasis on mannerisms - very polite kid
Fifth, every morning when dropping off, all the kids come to the door and scream DC name


Lol so yeah I know my kid is well liked

Anonymous wrote:Drop the naive act. Of course some kids are better looking than others.

Even if you lived in a wolf pack as a child, or with a tribe of gorillas, physical beauty is an early and constant determiner of social rank.

You are just being obtuse to provoke comment.

+100 /end thread

Little kids might gravitate toward a kid they think is good looking, but at that age they're not going to be friends if the kid doesn't play nicely. There's a beautiful little boy in my preschooler's class who kicks and hits and stomps. All I hear is "Larlo is mean" and "Larlo hurted me" etc etc. DD doesn't care what he wears or how he looks if he won't play nicely. My older one, a boy, had similar experiences in pre-k.

Anyway, what parents think makes a kid cute may not be what the kids think. I always notice the girls who have beautiful long hair in different braids, or really cute short bobs. Or an unusual hair or eye color, like the kid in my daughter's class with near-white curly hair and dark brown eyes. My kids don't seem to notice at all. They fixate on the colors and patterns they're wearing -- eg, "Can I have a pink dress because Larla has a pink dress and we want to match," or "I want to wear my dino bracelet tomorrow like Larlo."

Everyone has a different opinion of beauty but some kids are just naturally more attractive.

We are Asian. My daughter is an Asian beauty. Who knows if her little blonde friends think she is pretty?

Drop the naive act. Of course some kids are better looking than others.

Even if you lived in a wolf pack as a child, or with a tribe of gorillas, physical beauty is an early and constant determiner of social rank.

You are just being obtuse to provoke comment.

Some people, including kids, are just naturally beautiful.

Anonymous wrote:Re: the popularity in kindergarten thread, it seems that besides being eaay going, the popular kids are good looking. But I'm wondering what makes a little kid physically attractive? Of course I think my 5 yo DS is the most adorable but that's clouded by my mommy love. Kids that age aren't doing any enhancements like highlights, brow shaping, make-up etc.

They're all just cute little kids and for the life of me I don't see any one that stands out in DS's K. Or do kids gauge attractiveness differently amongst themselves and I should be cutting DS's hair differently or stepping up his outfits. There's one preppy boy in his class with super coordinated mini prepster outfits but even though I think they're cute, DS told me the other boys think he dresses weird and don't really play with him. Yes, that became a lesson on kindness and inclusion.

Just my Sunday musings. Popularity in little kids is such a foreign concept to me.

Some kids just have easier to look at features than others. It’s not about the clothes until later, but some kids are cuter than others.

Re: the popularity in kindergarten thread, it seems that besides being eaay going, the popular kids are good looking. But I'm wondering what makes a little kid physically attractive? Of course I think my 5 yo DS is the most adorable but that's clouded by my mommy love. Kids that age aren't doing any enhancements like highlights, brow shaping, make-up etc.

They're all just cute little kids and for the life of me I don't see any one that stands out in DS's K. Or do kids gauge attractiveness differently amongst themselves and I should be cutting DS's hair differently or stepping up his outfits. There's one preppy boy in his class with super coordinated mini prepster outfits but even though I think they're cute, DS told me the other boys think he dresses weird and don't really play with him. Yes, that became a lesson on kindness and inclusion.

Just my Sunday musings. Popularity in little kids is such a foreign concept to me.