Episode 5 : Children & Body Image

Lie: the world tells us that our bodies are our own to do what we please with and that they bear little to no value

Truth: the Bible tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and belong to God and that they bear incredible value

If you listened to last week’s episode then you’ll remember that we talked about this already. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and belong to God therefore we are to steward them and properly care for them since they are not our own.

What does this have to do with our children?

Good question.

Q: Caylee, why does this apply to our children and how they view their bodies?

We set an example to our children - how we view our own bodies is what they will grow to learn as how they should view their own bodies

If they learn early on that they are uniquely designed by God in His image then they are more likely to be thankful for their appearance

When our children say they want to be something that they are not we shouldn’t take it and run with it but ask them why they feel that way and use that to have a discussion on why God made them the way that He did.

Specifically teaching our daughters how to respect and love their bodies

Specifically teaching our sons how to respect the females in their lives in addition to how they should be treating their own body as they grow