“The poor thing and that’s so much to deal with. I’m really struck here as a parent, as a mam, you’re saying you don’t know where she gets it from because you don’t criticise your body, you don’t mention diets or weight - which is great. These are things we do need to be consciously aware of.
“That we appreciate the health and the flexibility and the fitness and the stamina of our bodies. You know and also be aware that we can do our bit as parents but we are always competing against a body industry… That is a multibillion euro industry targeting our children from the youngest ages. So this is something [where] not saying something, not mentioning the diet word isn’t always enough.
“And you’re right, when we feel out of control about something, it’s quite natural that we would switch our focus to, ‘What aspects of this can I control?’ And the life changes around puberty, the body changes, the hormones, the mood, everything associated, basically they’re unfamiliar, they’re unpredictable in terms of the when and the how.
What child is worried about puberty. Christ almighty.
Tell them to grow up 😄
Really, is it the child that worried about it or the parent?
just tell them to focus on saving up for future rent & mortgage