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It's not just girls. My to be six year old nephew was punching himself in the face because he hated his brown skin. I was totally shocked and I honestly don't understand where he got this idea that his brown skin was ugly.
He watches Nickelodeon a lot and play lots if video games and watches kid-friendly channels on Youtube.. and I've tried to figure out where this hatred of himself comes from.. but I haven't found a thing. He doesn't have any friends in the summer (they live far away).. so the only thing I could think of is school. Perhaps he heard something at school.
The same could be true of your daughter. she could be hearing things from kids from school. Or even being teased by her friends or other kids.
Give her a hobby or something to take her mind off it. See if that works. when I was younger, I had similar self esteem issues, and I still have them to this day. She may actually have depression, too.
Be sure to keep an eye on her body.. make sure she's not starving herself, purging food, or hurting herself. As young as she is, she could still pick up these habits.
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