11 Things Every Parent Must Do To Make Their Daughter Love Her Body
byNi'Kesia Pannell
A few years ago, I had a job working with the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. Though I spent a lot of time with the actual Girl Scout troops, the majority of my focus was on helping middle school aged girls improve their self-esteem and the way that they viewed themselves. During one of the sessions, the girls were asked to say something positive about themselves, and surprisingly, most of them couldn't. It was in that moment that I realized there are things that every parent must do to make her daughter love her body.
I think the worst part about that entire session was the fact most of the girls — who expressed that they didn't have anything positive to say about themselves — said that their mothers would say negative things to them. From calling them overweight to saying that they were too skinny, it was heartbreaking to hear that parents — especially mothers — were saying these sorts of things to their daughters. Though sometimes it can be in a jokingly way, parents have to watch the things that they say to their daughters when it comes to their bodies because the joke can leave a lasting effect long after the laugh is gone.
If you're in need of a few things to do to help your daughters love and their bodies, here are 11 points to do that for you.