For Mothers of Daughters

I end up reading a lot of books that deal with gender differences when raising children (which is odd, since I have no children of my own). You'd Be So Pretty If . . . : Teaching Our Daughters to Love Their Bodies--Even When We Don't Love Our Own is a very interesting book about body image, dieting, and the cruel little things that women say about themselves when they think nobody is listening. The author, Dara Chadwick, makes the point that even if you are trying to raise your daughter to have high self esteem and to avoid eating disorders and self-loathing, you may be sabotaging your efforts by constantly criticizing your own body. It's weird how little we think about the criticism we level at ourselves, and this book is an eye opener!