My three-year old does not like to be labeled, at all. If I call her anything but her name, she promptly replies, “No I’m not [insert descriptor here]. I’m just Anya.”

She does not like to be defined as anything other than just herself.

At first, I thought it was a little curious. I was then a bit concerned (she at times doesn’t like to be called “pretty” rather “just Anya”). But then I realized really how powerful her perspective is.