Why Praising Little Girls for Being Pretty is Cruel
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Why Praising Little Girls for Being Pretty is Cruel

“What does ‘pretty’ mean?” I ask my just turned 4-year-old. “I don’t know.” “Are you pretty?” “Yeah.” “Well, how do you know you’re pretty if you don’t know what it means?” “I look in the mirror and see I’m pretty.” Why praising little girls for being ‘pretty’ is cruel She’s right. Pretty is in the mirror. Pretty…