You'd Be So Pretty If...

How to teach your daughter to love her body—even when you don't love your own.
by Dara Chadwick

The Body Image Moment I've Been Waiting For...

By Dara Chadwick on October 2, 2009 in You'd Be So Pretty If...

Last week, my 13-year-old daughter and I were taking a walk along a wooded hiking path when a woman approached us from the opposite direction. I smiled at her and she said, "You two must be mother and daughter, but you look like you could be sisters." Read More

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Dara Chadwick

Dara Chadwick is the author of You'd Be So Pretty If… :Teaching Our Daughters to Love Their Bodies—Even When We Don't Love Our Own.

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