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"I can do ANYTHING good!"


Meet Jessica! This little bundle of fun and curls, she will make you smile.... promise;)
I love this. I wonder where Jessica learned to do a little self-prep talk every morning. And-- who taught her what to say. I propose, her parents have said to her probably on more than one occasion, "Jessica, you can do anything." I think she did a little self adding in some places, Nonetheless, her confidence has been established for the day.

In contrast, let's take a look at, Mckenzie.


This dear girl, I pray for her. Mckenzie does seem to be very confident in herself. I am sure her mother has told her on several occasion, "Mckenzie, you are a beauty queen." This diva child has been fed with  hairspray, fake tans, and glitter. As far as she knows, she is a beauty queen. As far as we can observe, she is going to be spoiled.  Unfortunately, TLC doesn't have a show that emphasizes young girls being happy and loving. That doesn't get viewers.

I am guilty. I watch this show. I dare say I like it; it is entertaining. It is unfortunate we encourage the industries to entertain us with... this.

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  1. HeatherJanuary 16, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    I must admit that I watch the "I can do ANYTHING good" youtube video everyday... ok... so I don't. But every time I come across this little girl standing on her bathroom sink giving her motivational speech I can't help but hope I can a. be just as cool as she is and b. that I can be just as cool as her mom. That right there is a good sign that someone is doing something right.

    I also think the toddlers and tiaras is an interesting addition to the post. Building confidence in children can be a difficult task. Professor Larry Nelson told this story once about his daughter and how she would bring home her spelling tests. She got 100% nearly every time. One time however she didn't get 100%. She cried and cried and didn't show her spelling test to her family because she thought that they would be upset she wasn't perfect. Obviously in Professor Nelson's case this wasn't true and they explained to her that it wasn't the grade that mattered. Just interesting to think about. Thanks for the post!

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  2. Gabrielle DavisJanuary 19, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    I can't believe that they have shows with toddlers like that! I think it is partially that girl's mom's fault for the way her daughter is behaving. It seems like the daughter is just a little person of the mom, and that the mom wants her to be exactly like her and to be the best, which probably isn't such a good idea for a 4-year old. I loved the first video and hope my daughter is just as confident in a positive way as this little girl! There definitely needs to be more positive video's like that!

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