my 4yr old DD's perfectionism is pretty bad.....
mostly i just remind her often that no one is perfect and that nothing is perfect and it NEVER will be..
i tell her that if she keeps working at something she will get better/good at it so when she is feeling not good enough at something i just tell her she can keep practicing..i never use the saying "Practice makes perfect" though because that insinuates that a person can be PERFECT if they practice which would just make her act more crazy...
There is a great movie called "Meet the Robinsons" that my kids own and its about exetremely gifted child (i wont explain the whole thing) and there is a modo in this movie that says "keep moving forward" i use this in place of "practice makes perfect"!
i talk openly with her about it and her feelings of wanting perfection
Last edited by Faithhopelove19; 07/07/09 05:20 PM.
