I get regularly get asked about how parents can help foster positive body image in their kids and I understand why they are asking, girls are hating their bodies and dieting as early as age nine, with majority on a diet by high school and eating disorders are on the rise. So this is what I recommend in order of importance, because like most everything else in parenting (insert eye roll), do as I say, not as I do just doesn’t cut it here.
Month: June 2020
Dieting is Playing Small
It is common for people who want to change their bodies to think about what life would be like when they arrive at their goal weight. Buy cuter clothes, start dating, go after a job or promotion, go back to school, be a better (parent/partner/lover). Have you ever stopped to wonder what you could achieve in life if you didn’t diet?