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This is important. 

Which alone, is really something-just my saying that-because my thoughts usually lie somewhere within the shades of gray. But this, this i know. And this, I am very opinionated about.

Trust me when I tell you this: it does not matter how many times you praise your daughter... she will judge herself as you judge you. If you tell her she’s beautiful, but belittle yourself each time you look in the mirror, she will find fault in herself. If you tell her she’s beautiful, but fail to acknowledge her intelligence or creativity or humor or compassion, she will focus on her outer self, and fail to nurture the source of her true power. 

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It does not matter how many times we say something to our children; they learn from what they see. Moms: we are modeling their adult behavior with what we do today. (And dads: they are looking to you for acceptance- tell her how wonderful she is!) It is therefore, oh-so important for us to treat ourselves with respect... to eat right... to get good, restorative sleep... to exercise... to enjoy birthday cakes and ice cream cones and sunsets... to not batter ourselves with derogatory comments and pouts in the mirror... but to believe in our own self-worth. 

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Embrace life. Nurture love. Take chances. Love your body. Be grateful. Be cheerful. Be kind-to others, but especially to yourself. Don’t let another’s actions influence yours... remain true to yourself. Chase dreams. Love your daughter. 

Please share with me what you do to teach your daughter about true beauty.

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Comments

[Cathy]

Thanks for the reminder. So true!

[Marie]

What a lovely post. I just want to add -- do all those wonderful things for yourself, even if you don't have a daughter!!!! It takes conscious effort to live life fully and treat ourselves with compassion and care.

[Mrs. Dunbar]

I have no daughters, but I have had plenty of students, girls who's selfworth and self-preservation was shot by their pre-teens. It is so important to not only tell your daughter she is beautiful (physically) but to redeem her with kind words in other areas: her intelligence, her compassion, her kindness, her sillinesss.

What a wonderful post!

[Secret Agent Mama]

I love this message.

[Ivy Morgan]

beautiful pictures and good post :)