what's wrong with a little teasing?
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Tips for parents
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• Try to avoid commenting on or teasing your child about their appearance because they may perceive this as hurtful and it may
negatively affect how they feel about themselves.
• Avoid talking about your child’s appearance to other people in front of your child, or at all.
• Try to encourage other people who spend time with your child (e.g., grandparents) to avoid commenting on or teasing your
child, or others, about their appearance.
• Help your child to find useful ways of dealing with any negative comments people make about the way they look.
See Fact Sheet 2
• Teach your child that saying nasty things about how others look is unkind.
• Create a home environment where teasing or comments about appearance is unwelcome.
• Try encouraging people from other places where your child may visit (e.g., playgroup, child care centre, kindergarten) to have
a "no teasing" policy, especially teasing about appearance.
negatively affect how they feel about themselves.
• Avoid talking about your child’s appearance to other people in front of your child, or at all.
• Try to encourage other people who spend time with your child (e.g., grandparents) to avoid commenting on or teasing your
child, or others, about their appearance.
• Help your child to find useful ways of dealing with any negative comments people make about the way they look.
See Fact Sheet 2
• Teach your child that saying nasty things about how others look is unkind.
• Create a home environment where teasing or comments about appearance is unwelcome.
• Try encouraging people from other places where your child may visit (e.g., playgroup, child care centre, kindergarten) to have
a "no teasing" policy, especially teasing about appearance.