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[quote=Anonymous]My girls are like this too. Both of the grandmas are obsessed with weight (their own and other people's) and I shut them down early and often when they discussed weight/dieting in front of the kids. My go to line was “We’re trying to raise healthy girls, so please don’t discuss this in front of them.” Kids are now tweens and the grands have gotten much butter, but of course they’re now getting more messages from people outside the family and from media. To combat that, we’ve had age-appropriate discussions from early elementary on about the messages girls and boys get about how they should look / act / be. If I read a book or article, I’ll summarize it and we’ll discuss. Or we’ll talk about movies / books / billboards / commercials, etc. that we see together. So far, they seem to have pretty healthy attitudes, although I worry about how hard it will be for the older (shorter & stockier) one as they move into their teens. [/quote]
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