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101 Ways to Help Your Daughter Love Her Body

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Few parents with teen-aged daughters escape the frustrations of dealing, at least on occasion, with a daughter who feels she should look like the image on a fashion magazine. At this trying point in a girl's life, a great many insecurities can arise ranging from peer pressure to lack of confidence and self-esteem about appearance. Through the media, i.e. television, movies and fashion magazines, teens are often programmed to think only thin is acceptable and unless we have a the face and body of a fashion model, we will never be accepted and never be noticed.

This book is an excellent source for working with your daughter to help her understand that true beauty lies within, not on the surface. Each of us has our own unique beauty and style and rather than try to cultivate what others have achieved, we should be individualistic and cultivate what we have been given. This is a book where Mom's and Dad's can both play an active role in dealing with the often frustrating day-to-day problems of a teen-aged daughter, and by doing so, helping her feel more confident, happy and healthy, both emotionally and physically.

Anyone who is awake knows the absurd media frenzy which objectifies girls and women today more than ever. This book is an excellent helpful tool which gives certain ideas which are simple enough, but that most parents don't even realise could help with their child (boy or girl, really)and their self-possession and self-esteem. I particularly enjoyed sections dealing with allowing the child to express their real and honest feelings rather than feeling forced to express politeness even to people who impose themselves on your child. These are lessons your daughters will keep with them for life and lead a more powerful and happier life with them. Definitely check the book out!

I read about this book in People magazine and thought it sounded good. Wow! I want to buy this book for everyone I know who has a daughter. Starting from babies and moving through each stage of a girl's life, this book gives sound, quick advice in a very easy to read format to help girls love their bodies. There is also a great section for Dads too. If you have a daugher. Get this book. It is a must read.

This book is a must for all parents with children, especially the kids who value weight vs. heart. 101 Ways.. will play a key role in enhancing self-esteem for the next generation of girls (and boys). This book may turn fad dieting into a thing of the past for our pre-teens and teens, what a beautiful thought! I highly recommend this book for anyone with children, especially girls. Whatever you aren't able to pass on to your kids, there are certainly thought provoking suggestions for us Mom's. I will certainly pass this book on, as should you. Nicki Anderson

I have never rushed to my computer upon finishing a book to write a review, and I hardly think a book that's been profiled in PEOPLE magazine needs my help, but I feel compelled to RAVE about this inspiring and hugely helpful book. There are so many of us who understand that bulimia, anorexia and morbid obesity, while frightening problems, are but the tip of the iceberg of the eating disorder that seems to have ensnared all modern females. The notion that a life-long battle against the body is a given MUST be combatted, and authors Richardson and Rehr have pulled out some brilliant tools to help us win--or, rather, stop--this war. With language that reminds us of a smart friend at our kitchen table, they shine a flashlight in the corners, tackling issues that other books on this topic ignore. What to do with the heavy girl whose mother is thin? How does adoption affect body image? How can we emphasize to our daughters what's important, without denying the pull of pop culture? I came away from this book with not only incredible insight, but at least a dozen practical ideas I can use right now with my daughters ages 7 and 10, who are both already struggling with this issue. I thank my lucky stars that these two women met at their daughters' schools, and got around to talking about more than playdates and homework. Any mother with a daughter needs this book!

Got this book because I am the mother of two toddler girls and I want to break the cycle of low self-esteem and self-worth that I and my sisters seem to have inherited from our Mother (and Father). I didn't realize how much I would actually learn, and be able to immediately apply in my day to day interactions with them. The authors' writing style is easy and non-judgmental. I found myself highlighting and writing in the margins so I can go back to this book as a quick reference. This book is the beginning of my journey to loving myself, just as I am, and passing those vital values on to my children. I always thought having low self-esteem and self-worth was just part of my personality that I had come to accept b/c I was not aesthetically perfect. I now see that it is something that has to be unlearned, and this book is my first step into being the change I want to see in my children. If you think you can expect to raise children who are confident and feel worthy and value themselves, without modeling that for them, you are wrong. Our children are mirror images of us in many ways. This book will help parents help their children, and prepare them for the real world which isn't full of the positive regard they may get at home. I've already gifted it to 3 women I know, and have actually gotten my husband to read a few chapters. It will teach parents how to teach and model positive self-worth, an appreciation for character, resilience, and above all being comfortable and appreciating the bodies we have because we are deeper and more beautiful than any physical form. The book aims to help us truly accept who we are and the gifts we can take for granted. It would make a great gift for any parent, of girls or boys, or a Mom-to-be.

This book should be read by every mother who has a daughter. Who knew we could have such an impact on our daughter's self image. What an awesome responsibility!

This Author is Fantastic and an inspration to us all as mothers and as women!
Way to go Elaine you've hit it out of the park on this book! I recomend it to all mothers!

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