The most important work you can do to buoy up the body images of younger generations is to be aware of your own biases and prejudices about fat, cellulite, stretch marks, weight gain, and anything else you tend to despise in your own body and others’. You need to not only hide those harmful biases and self-deprecating tendencies from your kids, but also actively show them what you appreciate in yourself and others. Show them what you value in the ways you speak about your own body and others’—even celebrities’. Do
