Beyond Body Positive

Janet Boseovski, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her research focuses on social and cognitive development in early to late childhood, and her work has been published in leading scientific journals. Janet is an associate editor of the journal Social Development and serves on the board of directors of the Greensboro Science Center and the Jean Piaget Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development. She enjoys speaking with parenting groups, teachers, and science educators about human development and writing about developmental science for the public. Visit https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/head-start-for-healthy-body-image.   Ashleigh Gallagher, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her research and teaching interests are in the areas of emotion, culture, and gender, and she enjoys applying psychology beyond academic contexts. She has experience working in public policy and has coauthored a book on the opportunities available to researchers outside of the academy (The Portable PhD: Taking Your Psychology Career Beyond Academia, American Psychological Association, 2020).    

Introduction: Helping Her Resist the Pressure for Perfection
Chapter 1. How Women Think and Feel About Their Bodies          
Chapter 2. Understanding Yourself to Help Her Build a Better Body Image
Chapter 3. Beyond Body Positive: Our Approach to a Better Body Image
Chapter 4. Your Daughter’s Body Image in Early Childhood: Ages 3-4
Chapter 5. Your Daughter’s Body Image in Middle Childhood: Ages 5-7
Chapter 6. Your Daughter’s Body Image in Late Childhood: Ages 8-10
Epilogue: The Power of the Mother-Daughter Partnership
References
Appendix: Companion Activities