How Comfortable Are You With The Way You Look?

Every day a new strand of grey hair gets added to my otherwise black hair, my time in front of the mirror just increases. My daughters watch as I discuss with them how I will look with all my hair all white, while my husband stands silently, thinking of a politically correct answer. My daughters meanwhile, think I will look beautiful!

With barely 60 days  to go before the New Year, everyone has weight loss on their mind and we all want to have better hair, thinner waists and legs, toned arms and butt, a sharper nose, clear skin, and bigger eyes.

Which mother today can safely say they have never felt uncomfortable with their looks in today’s glam crazy world? With pictures of celebrity moms returning to size zeros weeks after their pregnancy, or ads screaming about how the perfect mom should look like being bombarded at us, it is tough not to feed just a tad bit insecure.

So what would be that one thing you would like to change in your body? The innocent answers given by these small kids in this video , will make you question yourself on when was the last time you felt comfortable in you own skin.

Being happy with what we have is something we can learn from the little kids in the video, who are free of any preconceived notions about having a perfect body, and would not want to change anything in it if they had a choice.

In my view, one of the biggest changes every woman experiences after becoming a parent is accepting her new appearance and being confident in her post pregnancy body. Most importantly to be happy with what she is rather than trying to become someone she is not.

A recent research  shows that kids as young as four years old are concerned with body image issues. Experts say children pick up on these cues that later influence how they feel about their own body - first from their parents, especially when they see their moms consciously choosing clothes which make her look good or hide her weight. Or when they see their friends following a new diet to lose weight, or even when they see other kids of their age on television who are much thinner than they themselves are.

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Here is why “being comfortable in your skin” can help you raise happy kids:

1. Love your body : Whether you are fat or thin, fair or dark, if you are happy and confident about your appearance, your kids will also learn to be happy with the way they look.

2. Stop saying negative things about your self or your body before your kids because if they see you battling with low self esteem and unhappiness they will pick up on that.

3. Appreciate and value the things you have: This would also mean teaching your kids to stay grounded and unaffected by peer pressures.

4. Accept your imperfections and work on them: If you are not good at cooking-join a cooking class, if you want to tone your body- exercise regularly, because when your kids see you working on your weaknesses they will understand that nobody is perfect and being weak in certain areas just means you need to work hard at it.

5. Know your limits: It means teaching your kids what they can afford, even if they make friends coming from rich  financial backgrounds, they should not envy their lifestyle or feel deprived of those benefits.

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