How to Talk to Little Girls. I went to a dinner party at a friend’s home last weekend, and met her five-year-old daughter for the first time. Little Maya was all curly brown hair, doe-like dark eyes, and adorable in her shiny pink nightgown. I wanted to squeal, “Maya, you’re so cute! Look at you! Turn around and model that pretty ruffled gown, you gorgeous thing!” But I didn’t. What’s wrong with that? Hold that thought for just a moment. This week ABC news reported that nearly half of all three- to six-year-old girls worry about being fat. Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything.
That’s why I force myself to talk to little girls as follows. “Maya,” I said, crouching down at her level, looking into her eyes, “very nice to meet you.” “Nice to meet you too,” she said, in that trained, polite, talking-to-adults good girl voice. “Hey, what are you reading?” “I LOVE books,” I said. Most kids do. “YES,” she said. “Wow, amazing!” “I’ll go get it! How to Get Baby to Sleep Through the Night. 10 of the most Adorable Baby Photos and Products on Etsy. 10 of the most Adorable Baby Photos and Products on Etsy Lisa Johnston July 30, 2011 Babies, Check it out! 9 Comments 76.8K Flares Twitter 35 Facebook 387 Google+ 19 Pin It Share 2.6K 2K+ StumbleUpon 73.7K Email -- Email to a friend LinkedIn 8 inShare8 Filament.io Made with Flare More Info 76.8K Flares × 10 cute babies on etsy, 10 of the most adorable babies, adorable baby photos, baby photos, beautiful baby photos, crochet hat photos, cute babies on etsy, cute baby photos, new baby photos, top 10 cute babies 9 Comments Already Subscribe to comments feed Sam - August 2nd, 2011 at 3:40 pm Oh, they are so sweet!
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