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momto3

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3. Thanks for posting this.

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 06:50 AM

May 2012

First time posting in this group, although I read daily.

I have a 12 year old daughter. She looks at herself in the mirror and all she can see is her blemishes and imperfections. How do I teach her to love herself, build up her self-esteem, when she is constantly bombarded with these images of "beauty" in every media outlet to which she is exposed?

Very frustrating for me, and hard for young women, these days. I think it was easier when I was younger, because we did not have TV 24h a day, plus internet, plus music videos etc...

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You're Not Perfect and that's ok [View all] La Lioness Priyanka May 2012 OP

This ^ Catherina May 2012 #1

Rec and shared through email and FB. *sigh MerryBlooms May 2012 #2

Thanks for posting this. momto3 May 2012 #3

Every American kid goes through that these days. Neoma May 2012 #4

Yes - I do not remember it being like that when I was her age. momto3 Jun 2012 #11

K&R stevenleser May 2012 #5

How many of you remember the first time you had make up on? stevenleser May 2012 #6

Hehe, I was 10. Neoma May 2012 #7

I had a class in 8th grade for this. momto3 Jun 2012 #12

"Makeup" of the mind is always beter than makeup of the body IMHO... Fearless May 2012 #8

I'd have been grateful to look like "Before" FloridaJudy May 2012 #9

There is a sucker born every minute. Rex May 2012 #10

I think this vid is worth posting: laconicsax Jun 2012 #13