Daughters thighs

[Dollygirl2008]

Not sure how to handle this one. DD is 12 - but she hates her thighs. Says they're too fat and chubby and shopping for leggings, jeans etc is a nightmare. To me, her legs are not at all fat but it doesn't matter what I say - we've all been there!

She does karate and football so extremely active and not overweight. Does anyone have any advice on how to handle this? I don't want to say the wrong thing but all the supportive people talks are falling on deaf ears!

I got curves at about age 12 and was very self conscious of being "bigger" than my teeny little friends, who hadn't started to develop. Looking back, I had an ace figure, if you want to look outside sports also look at Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Rihanna, all seriously gorgeous women with fabulous curves and very fit, in all meanings of the word

I started puberty much younger than my peers. Period, body changes, spots. Hated how other girls were poreless and still had childlike bodies. By the time I was 16, I was probably the slimmest girl (without trying) with no spots. All the other girls started puberty - acne, body changes.

R.e. Thighs. Show her some gymnasts and athlete level swimmers. Strong thighs!

Keep her away from Instagram and maybe find some videos on YouTube that show how apps can transform people’s bodies in photos and even live videos! Instagram is fake. I’m glad I’m not a teen nowadays.

I was her! Very slim and fit but with massive thighs! Just genetics and where my weight all went (and still goes). I'm afraid I don't have an awful lot of advice because as much as people told me they were fine, I always hated them. Over time (and probably past teenage years) I grew to not care as much.

It's rough being a teen..