How can I help protect my child from eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction?
You can help protect your children by enhancing their sense of self acceptance, self-esteem, and self-worth. Encourage them in strengthening life skills such as social skills and improved communication, including negotiation, assertiveness, and media literacy skills. Find ways for young people to experience success, achievement and purpose and develop resilience to cope with life’s challenges. Help your children value diverse body shapes including their own. In addition, help them appreciate what their body can do, not just how it looks. Importantly, foster a sense of connectedness with your child at home. This can be achieved through spending time together, doing activities together and having regular family meals together.
