Eating Disorder Hope Israel: Don't dumb girls down

Monday, August 29, 2011

Don't dumb girls down

by Lisa Bloom
Source: www.smh.com.au

I went to a dinner party at a friend's home last weekend, and met her five-year-old daughter for the first time. Little Maya was all curly brown hair and doe-like dark eyes, and adorable in her shiny pink nightgown. I wanted to squeal, "Maya, you're so cute! Look at you! Turn around and model that pretty ruffled gown, you gorgeous thing!" But I didn't. I squelched myself. I always bite my tongue when I meet little girls, restraining myself from my first impulse, which is to tell them how darn cute/pretty/beautiful/well-dressed/well-manicured/well-coiffed they are.

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How can something as simple as changing the way we address young girls, and thus influencing their perspective on what is truly valuable, be consequential in the prevention of eating disorders?

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