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Coping With a Visible Birth Defect that Makes Your Daughter Unpopular
Popularity is the name of the game for young girls when late elementary school begins. All the way through high school the question of who is the most popular will most likely be the focal point, usually followed closely with “does he like me” or “will she sit next to me during lunch.” While it would be foolhardy to conclude that life depends on such outward signs of popularity, the sad state of affairs clearly shows that younger and older children are desperately looking for a place in the pecking order, and with school being the obvious roost, it will also be where much of the battle for your child’s self worth will be fought.
Smoking Linked To Cleft Palate Birth Defect - Take a look at the Surgeon General’s warning printed on a pack of cigarettes, and you will find that it talks about the potential for causing birth defects....
Of course, not being popular in school does not need to be equated with a life long curse, and many a parent has been able to help their daughters shrug off the comments and counteract them with plenty of positive affirmation. Usually the children who might seem a bit lanky and gangly in high school turn out to be the athletes at the 10 year reunion! Yet when it is a clearly visible birth defect that makes your daughter unpopular with her peers, there is precious little you can do to explain it away; nor is there a lot of encouragement you can give when the look she has is most likely going to be permanent.
Symptoms and Treatments for Common Birth Defects - There are 6 common birth defects including: congenital heart defects, clubfoot, cleft lip/palate, spina bifida, missing or underdeveloped limbs, and sickle-cell...
Coping with a visible birth defect that makes your daughter unpopular is not an easy task by any stretch of the imagination, but with a bit of ingenuity you will be able to help her deflect the brunt of hurt feelings and unkind actions aimed at her.
? As a parent, you need to understand that being popular is all about being accepted as a friend and equal by a desirable group of girls. Thus, being unpopular may be equated with being found left wanting and undesirable. Yet at the root of the clamor for popularity is the warring emotion of wanting and needing independence from you, the parent. While your daughter knows that you are her biggest fan, she wants to know that you are not the only one.The Link Between Birth Defects and Medication - One cause of birth defects can be traced to medications ingested by the mom-to-be. There are several drugs that are known to cause birth defects if taken...
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