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    Looking for something for an 8-year-old that connects body image/thinness as a construct of the patriarchy and why some powerful people in our society might want girls focused on being skinny instead of other things. We have all the general positive "love yourself" body image books and now I'd like to get deeper into helping her be curious about and question her own initial thoughts about herself, as she's starting to receive a LOT of those messages from outside influences lately (and it's starting to affect her food choices). We always talk about the ones we see in media but there's a lot she's hearing in school and getting subliminally and I'd like to arm her with everything I can to be kind to herself and also be a critical thinker about these things. TIA.

    by cocoonamatata

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