Self Talk - They Watch
We are in the Ross dressing room trying on outfits for our trip to Florida. I try this black dress on, it has white stripes and a gold sun necklace attached. Instantaneously as I slide it onto my body I hear, “You so pretty, are you pretty?” Now you have to options as you stare in the mirror: (1) Ew, no this dress looks horrible or (2) Yes, yes I am pretty. I chose the later. Her response to this was magical. She said, “You are a princess, a pretty princess Mommy!” She grabbed both of my hands and began to dance. Then, when she let go of my hands she said, “Spin Mommy, spin!” I spun then of course. That’s when it happened, in her young three-year-old little voice she said, “We are both so pretty Mommy.”
Everything we say sculps our little ones. They are resilient sponges that absorb and learn from everything around them. Make sure you love you too because that will teach them to love themselves.
