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The new F world is Fat—a topic many moms have trouble discussing with their kids. Get the tools to talk about positive body image and healthy weight in the best way possible to develop good self-esteem.

Amanda Martinez Beck was enjoying dinner at home with her husband and four children, aged two to seven, when the f-word (fat) was said. Brennan, her 5

Amanda Martinez Beck was enjoying dinner at home with her husband and four children, aged two to seven, when the f-word (fat) was said. Brennan, her 5

Amanda Martinez Beck was enjoying dinner at home with her husband and four children, aged two to seven, when the f-word (fat) was said. Brennan, her 5

Image zoom Find children’s media featuring every kind of family. Its easy to normalize nontraditional families through picture books and TV shows "so that when your kids do come across different kinds of families in real life, its not weird at all," says Kiaundra Jackson, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles. She suggests the book My Family, Your Family, by Lisa Bullard, about a little girl named Makayla who goes through the neighborhood looking for som...