by BoPoByrne | Mar 22, 2021 | Body Positive Parenting
Spilling the tea The question I get asked the most isn’t so surprising, but the responses are. Mums are always coming to me asking “Cliona, I want to help my kids to feel good about their bodies, how do I do it?”. And I also reply with “By becoming a body confident...
by BoPoByrne | Feb 23, 2021 | Body Positive Parenting
Hey Mama, You’re wondering how to kick the “I don’t like how I look” habit that’s lasted most of your lifetime. I see you, you’ve literally tried to shake off all of those nasty feelings of feeling fat and frumpy. You’ve tried all the sugar/fat/carb-free diets,...
by BoPoByrne | Feb 15, 2021 | Body Positive Parenting
This article was originally published on EveryMum.ie. Hey Mammy, I see you looking in the mirror, sucking in your tummy, telling yourself “I look so fat” – and if I can see you, so can your kids. And I know that you don’t want them growing up feeling the same way...
by BoPoByrne | Dec 15, 2020 | Body Positive Parenting
8 things Mums hate about their bodies that are totally normal Sometimes I like to imagine myself as a superhero, just bursting into a room of unexpecting Mums and shouting “Female nipple hair is normal, now love yourselves!” before leaving the room in a puff of...
by BoPoByrne | Dec 8, 2020 | Body Positive Parenting
We’ve all been there. Maybe you’ve been the one to say, “I’m ugly” or “I’m so fat”. Many adults casually say it all the time, not even realising that what they are doing is body bashing. But when a child says “Mum, I’m ugly”, it’s a whole other...