Any advice with 12 year old girls?
My daughter is 12 (soon to be 13) and in the past few months she has determined that she is fat. She is not fat, she is what I would consider a normal weight. She wears a size 6 and is on the cheerleading squad. I took her shopping Saturday and we came home with nothing because she didn't like how anything looked. She also complained that she was not a size 0. I know she is bombarded with images on TV, videos, etc., and I'm not sure how to help her.
I don't think she has an eating disorder because she has no trouble eating, but I don't want it to get more serious. We have recently starting eating healthier, more baked meat, veggies, salads, etc.
Is this normal? Does anyone have advice? If preteen is like this, how is teen going to be??? My son is almost 16 and so far smooth sailing with him.