I am one of the least fashionable women you will meet. I wish I could be, and I do try sometimes, but the money and effort needed to keep up is just too much for me to be bothered with. But somehow I gave birth to a very fashion-forward little girl. From the time she was about 18 months she started dressing in princess dresses with tiaras and all that. Now that she's almost 5, she's ditched the princess dresses for the most part, and tries to dress as trendy as possible (within the parameters of the wardrobe her father and I have provided her).
I wonder where this comes from... yes she's seen most of the Disney princess movies, and now will watch movies like Ramona and Beezus, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, where there are tweens and teens dressed in the latest trends. At this point, I haven't seen anything objectionable, but I do worry, is she basing her wardrobe on what she sees on Selena Gomez or other actresses? So, what happens when she's confronted with characters in really trashy clothes, or sees ultra-skinny actresses?
I want my daughter to love herself and be confident. I don't want her to waste her life worring about fitting into the next size down. Or buying into some fad that she doesn't even like, just so she can fit in.
I love that Dove has self-esteem programs for girls. The programs start at age 8, and my daughter is not yet 5. Right now she is very confident in herself and I hope she stays that way. Whenever she gets dressed to go somewhere, she asks us how she looks, we always respond, "You always look beautiful," so she know that it's not the clothing we're basing that compliment on. I want to protect her from bony models and Victoria's Secret ads, but I can't do it forever... So I am so happy that Dove has something out there in the media saying, yes you are beautiful just the way you are.
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