My daughter is starting to look exactly like I did at 13 and I keep wanting to warn her about the body image issues coming her way, but I also don't want to plant seeds that weren't already there.
More people experience this than they realize.
She's navigating the desire to prepare her daughter for appearance-related challenges while questioning whether her warnings might create the problems she's trying to prevent.
“Where Are You with Body as identity — physical self-concept?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.