Teenagers dieting?

[LittleBitLove]

How do you cope with your teenage daughters wanting to be as skinny as some girls in their schools or their friends or their favorite models and actresses? My DD is 15 and she has no extra weight on her, but I suppose she will grow up being curvy as I am and as my mother was. That makes her upset and I've been noticing her looking for some crazy diets (about 900 calories per day) and asking me about my opinion of some of them. My answer is always that one should eat healthy, balance their calories and have a right amount of exercise but that doesn't seem to sound convincing to her. I tried to make her read articles on healthy lifestyle but I'm afraid that's not enough. Guess I'm just being too worried over nothing as she doesn't try those diets she finds, she just discusses them with her friends, but I don't want her falling into this rabbit hole of eating disorder either! What should I do?

Make her watch that movie, To The Bone, it could show her the dangers of losing weight at her age.

HI,
My daughter is same as yours I think figure wise. She just is never going to be one of those really skinny people, all down to genetics. She dieted earlier this year and although I was beginning to worry it was going too far, she stopped after a few months as although initially she lost some weight, it stopped dropping and she got fed up with dieting for no reward. What she really wanted was a completely flat stomach and that just didn't change! She calorie counted and was very strict about it, also reading about different diets and ways to do it. Plus asking for supplements. I tried to be supportive all the way and keep open communication and expressed my concerns when I had them, in a gentle way as I wanted to make sure we kept talking about it and it didn't become something she felt she had to hide. I kept reiterating to her that genes play a part and not everyone is meant to be skinny and it is not necessarily seen as attractive. I think you have it right, to just talk about being healthy and leading a balanced lifestyle, and lead by example too. She was and still has a normal BMI and I found this a useful pointer and guide to reassure her that she may not be skinny but she is still healthy.