How moms can help their daughters build a healthy body image, with Janet Boseovski, PhD, and Ashleigh Gallagher, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Girls begin receiving messages that will shape their body image as young as preschool. Janet Boseovski, PhD, and Ashleigh Gallagher, PhD, author of “Beyond Body Positivity: A Mother's Science-Based Guide for Helping Girls Build a Healthy Body Image,” talk about how kids understand body image from early childhood through the tween years and why parents’ early influence is so important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	How often do you hear comments like this? I'm going to be good and skip dessert tonight.
0:35.7	Or that actress looks amazing for her age.
0:39.5	Or, that dress really flatters you. Maybe you've even said a few of these things.
0:45.4	Censes like these might seem harmless or even positive, but they send messages to girls from a very
0:51.5	young age about how to think about their own bodies and those of others.
0:56.2	Today we're going to talk to two psychologists about body image, child development, and how
1:00.6	psychological science can help mothers guide their daughters toward a healthy relationship with
1:05.3	their bodies. So what is body image and why is it important? How do kids understand body image from early childhood through the tween years?
1:14.8	How does a parent's own body image affect their kids?
1:18.4	And how much sway do parents really have in this sphere, especially with social media,
1:23.7	peers and other influences all competing for kids' attention.
1:34.3	Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life.
1:38.6	I'm Kim Mills.
1:42.0	I have two guests today.
1:44.0	First is Dr. Janet Boziovsky, a developmental psychologist and professor of psychology at the
1:49.5	University of North Carolina Greensboro.
1:51.9	Her research has looked at children's understanding of the social world and the development
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