OUR WORDS ARE LIKE EGGS (let’s be mindful of how we talk to our children)

Sometimes after a lesson, while they’re waiting to be picked up by their parents I usually ask my students to choose what activities they love to do.

Sometimes they choose to draw, or write a story or sometimes play card games.

And sometimes we talk about schools and personal stuff. 

They love to share if you care to listen. 

So one day I asked a student to write down one “harmless” comment she had heard about her appearance that has affected her body image today. 

Here is what she said 👇

“My mom was taking a picture of me and told me to ‘suck it in.’ I was 8 or 9. Seems harmless, but I’ve never forgotten it and I always struggled with my weight. I was never really big but from that point on, I just felt fat. I try to stay thin by skipping food and I developed an eating disorder. I have been struggling on and off now with bulimia for 3 years now.” 

Please dear parents, let’s stop saying negative things to our children (especially girls). 

WORDS ARE LIKE A BROKEN EGGS  – when they’re dropped you can’t take it back. 

Can you write down at least one “harmless” comment you’ve heard about your appearance growing up and how it has affected your body image today. 👇👇

Thanks for reading

OLU