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Race for luxury/ Miekley: It can also create emotional consequences

2026-07-06 21:30:00, Sociale CNA

Beyond the desire to be as elegant as possible on the mini-prom night, experts warn that the race for luxury can also create emotional consequences for children and families. In some cases, the economic inability to afford the expenses puts parents in front of difficult choices, while the children themselves experience feelings of exclusion and inferiority.

In an interview with CNA TV, psychologist Bona Miekle emphasizes that constant comparison with peers can affect adolescents' self-esteem and that the role of parents remains crucial in helping them understand the true values ??of this stage of life.

According to her, the mini-prom night should not turn into a competition for the most expensive dress or the most luxurious look, but into a moment that celebrates the completion of an important stage and the beginning of a new journey.

Psychologists urge parents to boost children's self-confidence with support and appreciation, reminding them that achievements and character matter more than outward appearance.

" It definitely has a huge impact. I know many families where, because they can't afford to buy their daughters a beautiful dress for their mini-prom or even the prom, they don't allow their daughter to come, to go to such a party. And this has a big impact on a girl or a boy. Also, something else is that there are other families that, given the opportunities they have, can buy a beautiful dress for their daughter or even a suit for their son, but the girl feels like she's not at that right level with her peers. So even at the moment she goes to a mini-prom, she feels like she's... that she's not the same as others, that she doesn't think she's beautiful, that she doesn't have the right dress, that her dress didn't cost as much as others, and no matter how much this girl or boy goes to such a party, deep down in her heart she feels unfulfilled. That's why it's very important for parents today to understand that when they take their children to a mini-prom, to a certain party, to teach their children that today is not celebrating the brand, it is not celebrating their external beauty, it is celebrating their effort. It is celebrating the beginning of the fulfillment of their dreams in their lives. For their parents to have a party before taking their child to a party, and to tell the child, even with a card, even with a small gift, even with something written where they tell their child that, 'Mommy is proud of you, daddy is very proud of you.' That we are happy that you have finished this journey and are this beautiful girl, beautiful inside out, or this strong boy in spirit, in heart, but also in body, why not. So, messages like that that remain , "she said./CNA