Her self esteem is at an all time low and I am desperate to help but without making a big deal about it. She is active and fit (swimming 1x week, rugby 2x week, bike rides, scooting, family walks etc) and probably has a higher than average BMI (think a bit of puppy fat but not rolls or bulges). She also has very sensitive skin (dermatagraphism) and gets odd spots and hives because of that. I was exactly the same age as her when I began to hate the way I looked and it has coloured the last 29 years of my life. I am probably to blame for some or all of this tbh as I have been on and off diets since she was born. I try not to talk about it in front of her and when MIL goes on about her own weight issues I always try to steer the conversation away from it but I feel she is learning this from being around people who have low self esteem.
Are there any books etc that we could read? Have had a google but nothing seems quite right. She is beautiful and precious and I hate to see her miserable.
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DD (8) thinks she's 'fat, ugly and spotty'
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shriekingnora · 04/01/2013 22:02
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