Hi beautiful people. 


I am sat here, watching Jo Frost Extreme Parental Guidance and a very interesting point emerged in terms of body issues. It links well with my last post from yesterday. 


Jo showed a girl two images of her. One was of her at her size, and another was of her two sizes smaller (having been photo-shopped). When asked which she would prefer to be, the girl responded 'that one' pointing to the edited version. Considering she was around 10 years old, this was clearly a concerning matter. 


Jo then spoke to a group of young girls about their body image, as well as asking them how their Mum's view their body. They all replied with 'My Mum thinks she has a big bum'...or 'My mum points to pictures and says Ewww look at my tummy!"


When Mum's are criticizing their own bodies, it's important to take into consideration who else may be listening. Children learn off people they love. They are taught manners, they are taught how to brush their teeth, they are taught how to read...but they can also subconsciously be taught the negative aspects of a parents life...such as if it a parent smokes, a small part must demonstrate to a child that's okay, or if a parent diets, this must mean its normal. This is not pinpointing in anyway, it just highlighted to me another way in which young girls and boys can become so self conscious and self loathing of themselves and their bodies. 


Take care all,
Hannah x