Body Confident You, Body Confident Kid (Paperback)

So many people - especially women - have grown up in an environment of toxic diet culture, and we know how damaging it is. Not passing those harmful, all-pervading neuroses on to our children and helping them navigate the world of social media when it comes to body image is a huge concern for parents, but it's incredibly difficult. A recent study found that 35 per cent of teenagers worry about their body image often or every day, and 37 per cent feel upset and ashamed about their bodies. That is a staggering amount, and the problem isn't going anywhere. Body Confident You, Body Confident Kid, written by a psychologist, ex-personal trainer and TV-fitness expert turned intuitive eating advocate, sets out clear ways to tackle the problem. Dr. Charlotte Ord outlines how the most important action parents can take to protect their children is to do the work ourselves - conquer our own body hang-ups, however small, so we don't pass them on. Huge numbers of adults would love to wave a magic wand and make their body issues disappear. Sadly that's not possible, but this book provides not only a blueprint for escaping the tyranny of those hang-ups, but also the possibility of ensuring they never emerge at all for our kids.