How to talk to your daughter about her body

How to talk to your daughter about her body: Don’t talk to your daughter about her body unless you explain how it works.



© Bill Gekas

Don't say anything if she's lost weight. Don't say anything if she's well.

If you think your daughter's body looks amazing, don't tell her. Here are some things you can say instead:

"You look so healthy!" is a great option.

Or how about, "You look so strong!"

“I see how happy you are – you are all shining.”

It’s even better if you praise her for something unrelated to her body.

Do not comment on the bodies of women around you. Nope. Not a single word, neither approving nor derogatory.

Teach her not only to be kind to others, but also to be kind to herself.

Don’t talk about how much you hate your body in front of your daughter or talk about your new diet. Do not go on a diet in front of your daughter. Buy healthy foods. Prepare healthy food. But don’t say, “I don’t eat carbs right now.” Your daughter should never think that carbs are evil, because shame about what you eat only leads to shame for yourself in general.

Motivate your daughter to run because it helps her feel more relaxed. Motivate your daughter to climb mountains because there is no better place to understand your soul than at the top of the world. Motivate your daughter to surf or ride a mountain bike because it’s scary and sometimes it’s good.

Help your daughter play hockey, rowing, or soccer because it builds leadership skills or makes her more confident. Explain to her that no matter how old you are, you always need a good team. Do not force her to play sports if she is not in love with him.

Prove to your daughter that a woman does not need a man to move furniture.

Teach your daughter how to make cabbage.
Teach your daughter to make a chocolate cake with six packs of butter.
Give her mom's recipe for Christmas teacake. Give her a love of walking in the fresh air.

Maybe you and your daughter have full hips or a wide chest. Hating your non-zero body parts is so easy. Don't do that. Tell your daughter that with her legs, she can run a marathon if she wants, and her chest is nothing more than a container for her strong lungs. She can scream, she can sing, and she can rotate the Earth if she wants to.

Remind your daughter that the best thing she can do with her body is to use it to move into the space of her soul. This beautiful and wise text was written not by a mother of five children, not a child psychologist, not an endocrinologist. This text was written in her blog by a young American Sarah Coppelkam. She's 21 and she's just a daughter.

I can neither add nor add anything to these words, they are simple and correct. Listen to what your daughter says, maybe your daughter says the same thing. published



P.S. And remember, just by changing your consciousness – together we change the world!

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