101 Ways Help Your Daughter Love Her Body

Mother-to-mother advice to help daughters break the cycle of body hatred.

Today's young women are obsessed with body image. Not only does the media flaunt super-thin models and actresses, but often times, mothers are also pressuring their daughters to achieve or maintain the elusive "ideal" body type. Assaulted by computer-altered photos of impossibly thin bodies, ridiculed by classmates for blowing up to a whopping size 6, and pressured by parents to lose weight, how do budding adults develop healthy body esteem?

Here, a clinical psychologist and writer - both mothers of teenage girls - provide concerned parents with 101 practical ideas for taking an active role in their daughters' developing confidence. Mothers will learn how to confidently nurture positive body image, self-esteem, and good health habits. Psychologically astute, fun to read, and proactive, this hands-on guide will help define a new generation of healthy teenage girls.