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Gabrielle Unionis teaching her little girl about self-love.In an adorable video posted toInstagramlast week, theL.A.’s Finestactress, 48, has a candid conversation with her daughter Kaavia James, 2½, about embracing the moles on her body and learning to “love every part of herself.“In the clip, Union and her daughter are standing together in a pool while the actress wears a nude swimsuit and her little girl sports a pink butterfly-printed bikini.“Mommy has a lot of moles,” Union tells her daughter. “I got moles on my face.““I don’t have a mole,” Kaavia replies, to which her mom says, “I think you have a couple.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I got a couple right there,” the toddler says, pointing to her mouth, to which Union sweetly negates, “No, that’s your lip.“Union, who shares her daughter with her husbandDwyane Wade, then lifts up Kaavia’s foot to point out her daughter’s mole.“There’s your mole. But see it’s not bothering anyone, so you just leave it, it’s a part of you. It’s Kav’s mole,” she says.“We got moles!” the pair exclaims together.In the caption of the post, Union reminds her followers to make a doctor’s appointment should “your moles change size or shape.“The actress married Wade in August 2014, becoming stepmother to his sons Zaire Blessing, 19, Xavier Zechariah, 7, and daughter Zaya, 14, as well as Wade’s nephew Dahveon, 19.RELATED VIDEO:Gabrielle Union’s Daughter Kaavia Adorably Fails the Viral Patience Snack TikTok ChallengeAs their children grow,Union and the retired NBA player have made sure that the kids remain true to themselves.Speaking to PEOPLE in April, Wade said, “My focus when it comes to any of my kids is to let them know who they are so that when other people’s opinions about them are formed, it’s not hitting them.““If we allow our kids to be their true selves, we don’t have to worry about them conforming with anything or anyone,” Wade added. “Why wouldn’t we push our kids to be their authentic selves?“Union also explained that she wants to offer a different environment for her children to grow than the one in which she was raised.“I was raised to assimilate. I was raised to conform,” she said. “But we are raising our kids to know they are worthy because they exist. We don’t want them to ever shapeshift for anyone else’s approval or acceptance. We want them to be free to be who they are.”
Gabrielle Unionis teaching her little girl about self-love.
In an adorable video posted toInstagramlast week, theL.A.’s Finestactress, 48, has a candid conversation with her daughter Kaavia James, 2½, about embracing the moles on her body and learning to “love every part of herself.”
In the clip, Union and her daughter are standing together in a pool while the actress wears a nude swimsuit and her little girl sports a pink butterfly-printed bikini.
“Mommy has a lot of moles,” Union tells her daughter. “I got moles on my face.”
“I don’t have a mole,” Kaavia replies, to which her mom says, “I think you have a couple.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I got a couple right there,” the toddler says, pointing to her mouth, to which Union sweetly negates, “No, that’s your lip.”
Union, who shares her daughter with her husbandDwyane Wade, then lifts up Kaavia’s foot to point out her daughter’s mole.
“There’s your mole. But see it’s not bothering anyone, so you just leave it, it’s a part of you. It’s Kav’s mole,” she says.
“We got moles!” the pair exclaims together.
In the caption of the post, Union reminds her followers to make a doctor’s appointment should “your moles change size or shape.”
The actress married Wade in August 2014, becoming stepmother to his sons Zaire Blessing, 19, Xavier Zechariah, 7, and daughter Zaya, 14, as well as Wade’s nephew Dahveon, 19.
RELATED VIDEO:Gabrielle Union’s Daughter Kaavia Adorably Fails the Viral Patience Snack TikTok Challenge
As their children grow,Union and the retired NBA player have made sure that the kids remain true to themselves.
Speaking to PEOPLE in April, Wade said, “My focus when it comes to any of my kids is to let them know who they are so that when other people’s opinions about them are formed, it’s not hitting them.”
“If we allow our kids to be their true selves, we don’t have to worry about them conforming with anything or anyone,” Wade added. “Why wouldn’t we push our kids to be their authentic selves?”
Union also explained that she wants to offer a different environment for her children to grow than the one in which she was raised.
“I was raised to assimilate. I was raised to conform,” she said. “But we are raising our kids to know they are worthy because they exist. We don’t want them to ever shapeshift for anyone else’s approval or acceptance. We want them to be free to be who they are.”
source: people.com
