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How To Handle A Selfie-Obsessed Toddler

Struggling to handle that self obsessed toddler? Discover a few ways to handle that baby, including teaching them to include others and practicing patience.

by Fatherly
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Your iPhone-wielding urchin can take more selfies in an afternoon than all the self-portraits ever produced by Rembrant, van Gogh and Picasso. Those snapshots, like the “mirror phase,” can help

build a healthy self-image, say experts — but they also caution that excessive instant gratification may have long-term consequences. To help budding narcissists get over themselves,practice patience while reviewing their work, teach them to include others in their photographs, and incorporate the images into a bedtime story. If the self-obsession reaches Kardashian proportions, you can always opt for the nuclear option.

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