Limit compliments to your daughter if you don't want to harm her.

Although coming from love and with complete goodwill, the following compliments for girls should be limited because they contain many potential dangers.

Every mother wants her daughter to be beautiful, and she loves to be complimented for it. But according to Dr. Jill M. Emanuele, a psychologist and training director at the Center for Anxiety and Mood Disorders in the US, we should limit such compliments to children.

"When everyone who meets a child compliments how beautiful they are, this will in the long run reinforce their beautiful nature and make them think that appearance is the only thing that matters to them. Instead, parents and families should reinforce the child's worth and confidence beyond appearance.

There are many other things that are valuable to a child such as: bravery, intelligence, obedience, neatness, diligence, friendly treatment of people, the way the child smiles... Positive comments and compliments about those true values ​​will make the child confident and become a truly useful person in the future."

Of course, Dr. Jill M. Emanuele says, "Occasionally praising your child for being beautiful is fun and doesn't hurt." But praising your child's accomplishments, such as studying on their own or keeping their clothes clean and tidy, will encourage a young child to be independent.

And for children with normal appearance, parents and family can also give subtle compliments that make the child happy but are not forced at all, for example: "I like the way you smile, it's so charming" or "Your pink dress is so cute!" or "Your long hair is so beautiful".

“A compliment about intelligence and dynamism also makes children more confident and makes them more excellent,” added Dr. Emanuele. These are compliments that not only children but also parents love.

Compliments like: “You are so funny and cheerful, everyone loves playing with you” will make children very happy and will make them more generous and open-minded when playing with friends, this also has a positive impact when children grow up and have group activities.

Similarly, giving a compliment like "You are so good, know how to do housework and know how to help others" will make children actively take care of themselves and help their parents and teachers with housework and classwork.

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