I recently read about this new children's book that it supposed to help mother's talk to their children about plastic surgery. The mommy in the book receives a tummy tuck, nose job and breast augmentation.
I am not quite sure about this. I do understand that many women opt to get tummy tucks after gaining a lot of weight during pregnancy. Even if they have lost all the weight gained during pregnancy, the skin definitely does not look the same. Mostly what I'm unsure about is the fact that these moms can't just talk to their child honestly and tell him/her what is going to happen and why. I don't really think a child needs cartoon pictures of a mom getting her "barbie-like" body back.
What kind of message is this sending to children at such a young age - particularly young girls? In a society when girls get bombarded with the cult of skinny so young anyway, why would a mother purposely bring that into her home? I'm not sure what has happened to just embracing life and age, but plastic surgery is a woman's perogative. I also find it interesting that the mommy in the book does not explain the breast augmentation to her child at all, but the post-surgery mommy has definitely higher and larger breasts.
Regardless of seeing cartoon pictures or not, a child between the ages of four and seven (the books target audience) will still not understanding what is going on. I give kids a lot of credit for being far more observant and smarter than we think, so come on mommies of the world. Buck up and just be honest!
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