Sue Scheff: Teen Body Image and Parenting Teens
Sarah Maria offers Break Free Beauty - Body Image and Teens which can help promote body image in a positive direction and build self esteem. Having a high self worth feeling, can help your child make better choices.
Sarah’s vast website of great articles and thoughts on reaching the power of your individual potential in life. I have been on Sarah’s Internet Radio Show in which she takes time to bring valuable ideas, concepts and positive living to people.
As a Parent Advocate, I continually look for parenting tips to help families with today’s generation of teens and the issues that they are confronted with . Teen Body Image can be a major concern, especially for girls.
Read Sarah’s parenting tips here:
Parental Tips
If you are a parent of a teen, you know the challenges of living with an emotional, possibly aloof teenager who begs for guidance but disregards most of what you say. Their alternating moods and attitudes make approaching a touchy subject like body image feel dangerous. The following are some tips to help with a positive body image:
- Have an Open Door Policy-You’d like your teen to approach you with any problem she is facing but often you aren’t sure if she’s coming to you, going to her friends or suffering alone. Encourage regular candid conversation by noticing what times and places your teen is most likely to talk. Is she a night owl? Does she like talking on a long drive? Is she more comfortable emailing? Use the time and venue that is most comfortable for her and encourage open sharing.
- Limit Harmful Media- Put your teen daughter on a media diet. Don’t feel you need to restrict website, magazine or TV shows entirely. Just be cautious of what mediums she concentrates on. Be especially mindful of any one celebrity that she idolizes or photos that she tears out and stares at repeatedly. Discuss how all magazine photos are airbrushed and doctored.
- Compliment Her and Her Friends- Make a point to compliment both your daughter and her friends on a well-put together outfit or a new hair style. Teens are trying on new looks and personalities as their bodies change. Let them know that they have hit on a good look when they experiment in the right direction.
Make sure to compliment them on things not related to their appearance as well. A good grade, a valiant sports effort or kind deed also deserve notice. Try to practice a 90/10% rule. Let 90% of your comments and insights be positive and only 10% should be carefully worded constructive criticism.
Resources:
Health AtoZ: Is it a Diet or an Eating Disorder?
Eating Disorder Statistics
http://www.freewebs.com/anadeath/statistics.htm
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