![]() ![]() “I like myself because I’m me, and me is all I want to be!” is our new family mantra. She announces that she loves her body, doesn’t care what others say, and knows that what other people see is not the total of who she is. In it, a girl uses affirming and celebratory words about herself. I Like Myself is my current favourite weapon in this war. I will protect my daughter’s ability to love herself, with roars and claws if necessary. Like all girls, she may encounter objectification of her appearance and uncharitable assessments of other aspects of her worth. ![]() ![]() She will probably learn about comparison and self-appraisal at an unprecedented rate. From the relative intimacy of a pre-school environment, she’ll suddenly become a small fish in a big pond, surrounded by many similar fishes. Of all the things that will change when my daughter starts school this year, perhaps her self-image is the most profound. ![]()
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