Beyond Body Positive

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Psychology

Self-help

Ashleigh Gallagher

Janet Boseovski

American Psychological Association

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Pages: 313
Part of the APA LifeTools Series

This book will help moms teach their 3 to 10-year-old daughters to value and respect their bodies from the start.

Girls’ body image begins to develop very early in life, and many girls show body image concerns by middle childhood. As the primary influence on how girls feel about their bodies, mothers are in an ideal position to support their daughters’ healthy body image development. Research shows that when a mother has a healthy body image, her daughter is much more likely to value and respect her own body.

In this book, psychologists Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher begin by prompting readers to reflect on their relationships with their own bodies. Science-backed information and activities help facilitate reader insight into their own tendencies toward perfectionism and social comparison, as well as their reservoirs of self-compassion, self-esteem, and other factors related to healthy body image. Armed with this new self-awareness, moms can commit to modeling healthy thoughts, feelings, and behaviors for their growing daughters.

The authors then explain how key developmental considerations in early, middle, and late childhood relate to body image and show how moms can guide their girls through each phase of childhood in the context of peer, media, and other cultural influences. With scientific knowledge and intentional, health-focused behaviors, moms can help their daughters develop a self-image that is not tied to physical appearance, learn to accept their bodies despite imperfections, and resist harmful cultural messages about their bodies.

Includes a full appendix of activities written and compiled by the authors, with Julianne Peebles.

Ashleigh Gallagher

Ashleigh Gallagher, Ph.D., is a psychologist who collaborates with Dr. Boseovski on body image research and co-authors work aimed at helping mothers foster healthy self-esteem and body perception in their daughters. She combines her clinical expertise with research to provide practical strategies for addressing body image concerns.

Janet Boseovski

Janet Boseovski, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, specializing in social and cognitive development in children. Her research focuses on how children form judgments about others and develop concepts of body image, power, and status. Dr. Boseovski holds a Ph.D. from Queen's University and has extensively studied children's self-perception and body image. She is also an active contributor to community science education and is involved in various public outreach initiatives​

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