‘How can I talk to my 7-year-old about body image?’

This parent’s young girl has started saying not very nice things about her own body,

and has started expressing an interest in extremely skinny body types.

(You can hear the whole question & story in this week’s podcast.)

This courageous but tongue-tied parent is confused,

like many of us would be in her situation,

because she’s done everything right.

She’s taught her kid about healthy eating, exercise and all the things.

She’s never criticised her own body, or mentioned weight around her child.

So how has this happened?

As you can see, this is deep stuff.

If you’re feeling like you could use more support in this part of your parenting, and to hear much more about how to chat about body image with your kids, have a listen to this week’s episode of Sitting in a Car here -

And I’ll see you there.

x Sarah

Ps.This episode is a gentle reminder about this past question on Sitting in a Car and how my answer can support even more connection between you and your growing kid. Because sometimes it’s helpful to be reminded of the things you wanted to talk about in your family but you’ve forgotten about in the swirl of family life x