Positive Body Image: Your Kids Are Listening :

During my first year teaching preschool, I was asked by one of my students:

“Miss Sylvia, do you think these shoes make my butt look big?”

This little girl, who just happened to be only 3 years old, had her hands on her hips, in a very cute way. I assured her that she looked wonderful, and that her shoes didn’t change the way her body looked.

I hoped to myself that she did not know what she was really saying. I came to the conclusion that she was probably parroting a phrase she’d heard at home.

As she continued playing dress-up in the “housekeeping area,” she went on her way, enjoying her day, forgetting about the silly question.

Who is saying this sort of thing in front of a child, I wondered?

This encounter validated that kids are super-mega-impressionable.

Anything you say, can and will be filtered through their thought process.

Whether you are a parent, an aunt or uncle, a neighbor, or a passerby, make your best effort to be a positive-influence. Let’s try to fill those minds with a fresh and healthy perspective on body image.

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