tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post1973735702740627290..comments2023-09-25T07:18:11.130-07:00Comments on It's All About Balance: Wijvenweek - Body ImagesAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051174636017409935noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-40246091162976634492008-05-07T17:52:00.000-07:002008-05-07T17:52:00.000-07:00You have a great perspective and it sounds like yo...You have a great perspective and it sounds like you are teaching the right things. As girls and women we should understand that our bodies are unique on the outside and on the inside. We should figure out what our own best shape is and the <A HREF="http://www.dsib.org/natural_woman" REL="nofollow">best way to eat/exercise and supplements to take,</A> unique to us. People should take more responsibility for their bodies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-41673875105574127752008-03-28T12:14:00.000-07:002008-03-28T12:14:00.000-07:00Sounds to me like you are doing a wonderful job te...Sounds to me like you are doing a wonderful job teaching them the right and wrong ways to think about body image and the issues with it. I try to tell me daughter how beautiful she is and she had a good understand of the importance on being healthy...bc we have some health problems in my family she makes the choice to work out and be someone selective when she eats...but she still loves a good day of "vegging out" hehe!! I just love your blog and I am so happy I came across it! Hope you have a wonderful weekend :)Cheffie-Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568520021347503121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-36171741200406150992008-03-28T06:08:00.000-07:002008-03-28T06:08:00.000-07:00Great post-and you are doing a great job!I have to...Great post-and you are doing a great job!<BR/>I have to make a very conscious effort not to pass my body issues on to my girls-so far so good. <BR/>Health is so much more important than weight/looks, etc.<BR/>Thanks againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-14995380527764445062008-03-26T16:11:00.000-07:002008-03-26T16:11:00.000-07:00April, there is nothing I really worry about quite...April, there is nothing I really worry about quite as much raising a girl as how she will perceive herself in this world that requires women to be emaciated to be considered beautiful. <BR/><BR/>The only thing I can do is lead by example. I'm athletic. I never really sit still. I do yoga and kung fu multiple times a week and I whole heartedly refuse to diet. I know my choice of lifestyle isn't for everyone, but I want my daughter to understand that living well means you don't have to diet and that being happy with yourself is much more important than how you look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-6125409429336715512008-03-26T13:43:00.000-07:002008-03-26T13:43:00.000-07:00You have got a good head on your shoulders! Health...You have got a good head on your shoulders! Health is so much more important than actual numbers and you are doing a wonderful job with your girls. I wish I could say the same thing about our habits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-44253536562737519362008-03-26T11:49:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:49:00.000-07:00I worry about that with my little girl. I haev see...I worry about that with my little girl. I haev seen so many girls get wrapped up in their body imagine. Even me. My husband and I just went through a hard patch because I was getting depressed because I was wrapped up in my body. It has been crap since giving birth. I don't want her or other girls to go through that!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843200092492177826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-45257469836252134352008-03-26T11:45:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:45:00.000-07:00I'm just going to parrot everyone else and say wha...I'm just going to parrot everyone else and say what an amazing job you're doing with your daughters. They are lucky to have a mom as level headed as you are.<BR/><BR/>I can only hope that I can be the same strong role model for my daughters that you are for yours.<BR/><BR/>Fingers crossed that I don't f*ck them up royally.LunaNikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981677669711596784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-16054705053499363262008-03-26T11:40:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:40:00.000-07:00Ug, it's not easy, is it?? I worry about those sa...Ug, it's not easy, is it?? I worry about those same things myself with my daughter. But I think you're on the right track. Teach them to put good things into their bodies because it's what their bodies need to function. Junk food occasionally and in moderation. They'll be okay.<BR/><BR/>And yes. We hate you for being skinny. (okay, not really...but you seemed to expect it so I had to put it in there! lol)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-31219995736308332242008-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:00You are doing a great job. I often have the same ...You are doing a great job. I often have the same worries.<BR/><BR/>There is so much more on TV and internet then there was when we were growing up. We didn't even halk 1/3 of the magazines out there.<BR/><BR/>Remember TEEN BEAT. LOL, things were so different.OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-72020222350133293882008-03-26T08:56:00.001-07:002008-03-26T08:56:00.001-07:00You know, I really think it's something inherent i...You know, I really think it's something inherent in the girl that either makes her obsess over body issues or not. Oddly, my mother weighs about 110 lbs soaking wet and she has ALWAYS obsessed over her weight (and encouraged me to diet even when I was around 11 or 12 years old) and yet I never had body issues. But I think you're doing a good job with them!KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236206776336550381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-34010831638211385972008-03-26T08:56:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:56:00.000-07:00You know, I really think it's something inherent i...You know, I really think it's something inherent in the girl that either makes her obsess over body issues or not. Oddly, my mother weighs about 110 lbs soaking wet and she has ALWAYS obsessed over her weight (and encouraged me to diet even when I was around 11 or 12 years old) and yet I never had body issues. But I think you're doing a good job with them!KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236206776336550381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-24696951248078238532008-03-26T08:54:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:54:00.000-07:00I believe that what we mothers convey to our daugh...I believe that what we mothers convey to our daughters will be more of an influence than what they see on TV. If we have good self images that will be the role model they look to. <BR/><BR/>To read some great stories about this same topic, check out Kelly at Ordinary Art - <BR/> http://ordinaryartblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/written-on-body.htmlTara R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02993625193184914299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-86271549140356859652008-03-26T07:16:00.000-07:002008-03-26T07:16:00.000-07:00You have the right attitude for your girls AND you...You have the right attitude for your girls AND yourself. Hannah is bemoaning the fact that her butt is getting bigger right now-but it isn't, she is finally getting HIPS!-and it makes me sad that we live in a world where this lovely, active, healthy girl worries that she is getting fat. Great post!Korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523892197119604721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-38855081677123144222008-03-26T06:19:00.000-07:002008-03-26T06:19:00.000-07:00April -- You are doing an amazing job with those g...April -- You are doing an amazing job with those girls!!! It sounds like you are doing all the right things, going about them in all the right ways. <BR/><BR/>As much as I'd love to have a little girl, I have often been thankful that I won't be faced with so many of these issues. And if I were, I don't think I'd be able to handle it as well as you are.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the amazing work on those beautiful girls of yours!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com