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- 7. Teach her to say no and set limits. This will prepare her for situations that might compromise or even endanger her.
- 8. Help your daughter develop values other than consumerism. Share some of yours and create opportunities to enjoy nature, reading, the arts, sports, music, cultivation of friendships, volunteerism, or other activities.
- 9. Show respect for real women of substance. Be aware of your attitudes toward women, their appearance, and their achievements. Point out the contributions women make in your community or family.
- 10. Watch what you say about women’s bodies. Criticizing women’s weight and appearance has become a normal activity - you may not realize the power of what you say to your daughter.
- 11. Be Your Brother’s Keeper. Challenge your male friends and associates when they show disrespect for women, objectify them, or make sexist remarks. A little bit of this can go a long way to helping to create a better world for your daughter.
- 12. Promote respect for all shapes and sizes. Weightism is rampant today. Take stock of your attitudes toward fat people. Become aware of your prejudices and work to change them.
- 13. Examine your own weight, eating, or body image issues. Men are not immune to these concerns, as they are experiencing more and more pressure around appearance today. Make peace with your own body and treat it well.
- 14. Maintain a diet-free home. Encourage enjoyment of food, moderate exercise, and a healthy, balanced lifestyle. Rules about food only backfire and contribute to eating and weight problems.
- 15. Emphasize inner beauty. Talk about what you value in people and in her. Help her to see that she is more than an image to you.
- 16. Become more media-literate. Discuss unrealistic images when you see them on billboards, TV or at the movies. Help her to identify and reject the distortions in visual media.
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1 comments:
what about just telling your daughter that she's beautiful?
As a daughter,if i don't get the reassurance that i'm beautiful and don't need to change, won't i believe that i must change until i hear it?
Every child strives to reach what is accepted as beauty (or the media said beauty)in their society right? So if they are told that there is no need to reach that because they're beautiful in their own way, won't it ease their minds, and help them see the (healthier) truth, that they are already beautiful?
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