Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would also make an appointment with a counselor. Your daughter shouldn’t be worried about people seeing her brace. It’s a brace! It’s not a defect.
OP here. DD is in a support group for girls with scoliosis and many of the girls express discomfort from others seeing the brace. As you can imagine it is followed with lots of questions about information she (and rightly so) considers private. I think it is a natural reaction for a 14 yr old.
+1 Your daughter's reaction is completely typical, and I say this as someone who works with teens and tweens in a therapeutic setting. I would be uncomfortable about my brace, too, and I am a 50+ year old woman.
I applaud you, OP, for being proactive. I hope someone has a recommendation. Mine would have been a personal shopper at Nordstrom but you're already doing that. I like the idea of a stylist who works with a bunch of different stores. The personal shopper at Nordstrom may have some suggestions after your shopping trip.
Hugs to you and your daughter!