“There has been a lot of chatter recently about whether or
not to tell young girls that they are pretty. This post is going to be more of
a conversation starter than a conclusion maker, because I’m torn. Simcha Fisher
has a thoughtful post “Please tell your daughter she’s pretty.” She recounts an
Ad that implies if you tell a young girl she is pretty, she will think that’s
all she is.
Simcha countered that line of thinking with the simple logic
that you praise all her attributes and if God’s beauty is shown through a
little girl, you can tell her that.
Now, I admit I do see logic there and I want to agree with
her, but again, I’m torn. Having gone through an anorexic stage myself ...” Read the rest at the Guiding Star Project Blog!
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