Parents, Kids, & Body Image
You’ve always had a complicated relationship with food or your body.
Maybe you’ve put it on the back burner because you had so many others things to worry about…
...But now you’re a parent.
And you want to make sure you don’t pass on the harmful messages you learned to your kids.
So now what??
While I can’t promise to have a foolproof formula for raising kids with a healthy body image - (hi, fellow parent-to-young-children here, just doing my best!) - I have a lot to offer. Whether you have an infant, toddler, elementary schooler, teenager… this is for you!
The work I do with parents is built on two important premises:
YOU - as a parent, as a human - deserve to have a better relationship with your own body, all on your own
AND
The kids in our lives are watching and learning - how we relate to our own bodies is a major factor in the development of our kids’ body image
Let’s go from feeling…
solely responsible for your child’s body image
guilty about the ways in which your own relationship with your body may have had a negative impact on your child
fearful about doing or saying the “wrong” thing
To working towards…
Increased awareness of how your own “stuff” may affect your kids
Feeling empowered that you can make a difference
Confidence in your ability to make a difference with specific techniques and concepts about food and body
I also can work directly with kids & teens (as my schedule allows - summer is a great time for that!)