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[quote=Anonymous]We have two daughters who are 8 and 5. The older one is a gangly string bean and the younger one is tall for her age and built like a tank. We never talk about their body types, but other people (grandparents, friends' parents) are always commenting. None of it is ill-intentioned--talking about how skinny the big one is, saying "well she can afford to have ice cream every day," or calling the little one stocky, etc.... I try to cut off the commentary by saying that we don't talk about people's bodies and have directly asked the grandparents to stop, but it keeps coming back. I'm not sure if I have a specific question, but I worry about how this plays out going forward as the girls get older and become more body-conscious. What can I say to instill confidence and have them appreciate their own bodies?[/quote]
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