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Perfectionism #208791 01/12/15 12:18 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 517 M Mahagogo5 OP Member
OP Mahagogo5 Member M Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 517	Hi all, This article first appeared in the Washington post and made it's way to NZ. I though it had some excellent insight for those of us struggling with perfectionist kids. I'm going to start the strategy today and see what happens... http://www.essentialmums.co.nz/big-kids/five-to-ten/11040160/The-downside-of-perfectionism

Re: Perfectionism Mahagogo5 #208808 01/12/15 05:40 PM
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LAF Member Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 469	This is great. My DD7 is this exactly. If she doesn't feel like she's doing something perfectly she quits. I will definitely keep this in mind, and see if it helps. I have noticed that lately she has started saying "it doesn't have to be perfect" (which is something I say to myself all the time, because, well, the perfectionism didn't fall far from the tree) which I take to be a good sign.

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