Gabrielle Union Teaches Her Daughter ‘To Love Every Part of Herself’ Following an Insightful Discussion About Beauty Marks

In what some described as an “absolutely beautiful” mother-daughter moment, actress Gabrielle Union spent time teaching her daughter Kaavia James Union-Wade, 2, the significance of self-love as the two discussed the toddler’s inherited beauty marks.

The 48-year-old shared the initial video entitled “Teaching her to love every part of herself,” on Friday, Aug. 13. In the clip, the mother-daughter duo are swimming in the pool when the “L.A’s Finest” star points out her moles. She says, “Mommy has a lot of moles. I got moles on my face.” Kaavia then responds, “I don’t have a mole.” When Union begins to search for Kaavia’s mark, the toddler says as she points to her lip, “I got a couple right there,” to which the actress disputed, “No, that’s your lip.”

Gabrielle Union teaches Kaavia James to love her moles as the mother-daughter duo plays in the pool. Photo:@kaaviajames/Instagram

As the recording continues, Union gently lifts Kaavia’s foot and says,”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.” At the end of the inspirational post, the pair is seen embracing their moles as they exclaimed “We got moles!” Union took the upload a step further by informing followers in the caption to constantly check up on their moles if they “were to change size or shape.” She wrote, “Guac-A-MOLE!! Weโ€™ve got moles! ๐ŸŒŸPSA๐ŸŒŸ If your moles change size or shape, donโ€™t make a TikTok, make a Drs appointment ๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿพ #ShadyBaby.”

While fans began to view the video, many marveled over its beautiful message.

“Her excitement at the end warmed my heart โค๏ธ absolutely beautiful! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ.”

“โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ LOVEEEEE THIS!!!!! That foundation of self-love is everything!!!”

“This is so wholesome โค๏ธ.”

“My heart just spilled all over this floor!!!!!! If only we all celebrated our bodies this way daily! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’œ.”

In addition to the praise, a couple of people mentioned how “well spoken” Kaavia is for a toddler. One wrote, “๐Ÿ˜‚the way she talks awwwww such a big girl ๐Ÿ˜ญ.” A social media user said, “I’m just love how well spoken and expressive she is at this age ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜. #selflove #blackgirljoy โค๏ธ to ๐Ÿ‘€ it.”

Despite the initial fans’ “well spoken” statement, this isn’t the first time that Kaavia has had compliments poured on for being wise beyond her years. In July, Union posted a video of her daughter giving her life advice after the actress appeared to be upset for an undisclosed reason. Kaavia comforts her mom by handing her a flower from a floral arrangement from a table and says, โ€œItโ€™s okay. Itโ€™s not a crisis.โ€

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