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Lisa Bloom: 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. I squelched myself. 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. Goodreads | recent updates. Tumblr. FML: Your everyday life stories. Ask Palpatine – Q&A with the fuzzy dark lord. Epic Fail Funny Videos and Funny Pictures. Funny Facebook Status Messages ( Failbooking ) Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?

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