
I do think it can work out to have two parents who take different approaches to their weight, but I think the more you can get on the same page regarding how you talk about your bodies, the better. Will this work out? Will it damage our daughter? I’ve been trying to provide an example of body acceptance, but I worry about what will happen to her with two parents giving two different examples like we are.

She sounds like she enjoys being “in the know” and might be eager all on her own to report back to her peers. After you read the book(s), you can decide whether to suggest she go back and correct her mis-informed friend (because a friend is almost certainly where she got her information from), or let it lie and trust that she’ll take it from there. Maybe she doesn’t believe you, but she would probably believe the authority of the written word. Harris, which uses matter-of-fact language paired with graphic novel-esque illustrations.

I really like It’s Not the Stork by Robie H. How do I get rid of the wrong so I can leave her with what’s right?Īt the risk of repeating myself from the letter above, appeal to a higher power and buy some books you can read together. I can inform her about the realities of sex until I’m blue in the face, but I’m not sure how to combat the misinformation she’s got, especially since I don’t know where it’s coming from.
