A new children's book is sparking a bit of outrage in the blogosphere. I haven't read it, but here's what I think about the concept.
About the Book
I grew up listening to my mom bemoan everything from the size of her thighs to the shape of her eyes. So you can imagine my dismay the first time someone exclaimed, 'You look just like your mother!'
So begins You'd Be So Pretty If...: Teaching Our Daughters to Love Their Bodies -- Even When We Don't Love Our Own (Da Capo Lifelong Books, May 2009), former Shape magazine columnist Dara Chadwick's guide to breaking the mother-daughter cycle of bad body image. With humor and compassion, Chadwick uses her own story -- as well as those of the women and girls she interviewed -- to reveal everything from what girls learn when mom diets to the trigger words that can set off a body image crisis. You'd Be So Pretty If... offers fresh and useful strategies to help you build a strong body image foundation for your daughter -- even if your own body is far from what you'd consider "perfect."
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08/31/2011
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I have asked a pediatrician about that issues and she said it was not yet the right time to introduce diet, since children have the tendencies to play. They could still have a chance to burn those excess calories. You just have to let them play, run and do all the physical activities they could, you can also let them engage in sports. In case you have fertility concerns, I found this site that maybe helpful. http://www.natural-fertility-prescription.com
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