I've been watching alot of daytime TV lately and I saw an ad for some soap or lotion that had a little girl watch a bunch of models on TV and get all insecure.

So the soap sent her to their "empowerment camp" and the ad ended with the girl on a stage pledging to everyone that she would "think of herself as a beautiful person".

Sounded OK on the surface, but then I gave it a bit of thought. Isn't that acknowledging that you are not beautiful, but you will delude yourself so the soap can continue to use hot chicks in its ads?

I don't know, I guess it makes more sense to me to teach kids they are beautiful rather than to teach them to pledge they will think they are.

I've had a slow day and several narcotic pain pills. This is the result. Let me know what you think, or don't, I probably won't remember.

I think the org answer would be 'raise them to be athiests.'

If I had a daughter, I would empower her by emphasizing her strong points and qualities (not the physical aspects).
At the same time, teach her the value that how she treats others, shows the beauty of the person that she is.

The entire world is working against her, so no matter how much you teach empowerment and that love yourself stuff she's not likely to really believe any of it.

Sucks.

JustErin said:

Fauxie said:

I hope the sun burns you to a crisp.

Teach her that true self esteem comes as a result of achievement - and that mindless praise is worthless.

From what I've observed as a teacher, the girls that are the most empowered are those whose parents have intentionally injected them with positive messages over the course of their young lives, and have nurtured their natural gifts and abilities. Positive self-esteem does not happen by accident, but by intent. It's a slow drip, not a quick fix.

The little girl wasn't Chinese, was she? ...

Byron said:

notaprintztype said:

good advice
I have boys, but I will do that for them too

notaprintztype said:

Same idea, but I like your use of nuture better.

notaprintztype said:

I like that.