In her book, Dr. Hardstein theories that traditional stories like Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella promote the idea that if a girl is pretty enough and has fancy clothes and shoes, she find love and popularity. The author refers to this phenomenon as the “Princess Syndrome” ...
Last week,I went to see my friend’s little daughter.She will go to the primary school soon.I happened to see the girl wear a pair of high heels.She ran everywhere in the house.All of the family members were amused by her funny behavior.She called up my memory about hoping for high...
When Sara entered the holly-hung schoolroom in the afternoon,she did so as the head of a sort of procession.Miss Minchin,in her grandest silk dress,led her by the hand.A manservant followed,carrying the box containing the Last Doll,a housemaid carried a second box,and Becky brought up th...
“You are very kind, but I don’t mind my old dress if you don’t, it does well enough for a little girl like me,” said Meg. “Now do let me please myself by dressing you up in style. I admire to do it, and you’d be a regular little beauty with a touch here and the...
Naked baby girl being embraced by loving parents indoors Little children sit leaning at tree trunk in Curious adorable little African American infant lying crawling on bed Curious adorable little African American kid lying on bed Mommy dressing little girl in dress. Naked baby in diaper standing by...
Then she put her eyeglass up, and gazed at her show pupil disturbedly. "Becky!" she exclaimed. "My dearest Sara!" Sara advanced a step toward her. "I want her because I know she will like to see the presents," she explained. "She is a little girl, too, you know." Miss ...
Dressed in a worn pink dress,barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak and she never said a word. Many people passed but no one would stop. The next day I decided to go back to the park in curiosity to see if the little girl...
I grieved for not getting my girl. I grieved for not having the birth I wanted. I grieved for it not being MY choice to be done. I grieved for all that time I lost with my baby when he was in NICU and I was home with the rest of our family. I grieved for his brothers, who...
I know there are a lot of wealthy types up here, but I wasn’t so sure that this town needed another rich hideout. As I was standing there I saw a young girl of come around from the back of the house holding something close to her thin chest. She saw me standing there and she ...
, and a sweet and happy 2-year-old baby girl. Not a spoiled brat or criminal in the bunch! Our journey to gentle parenting has had another, somewhat unexpected, effect. While we may not agree with others’ parenting choices, we have been on the receiving end of criticism far too long...