Nashville, TN (August 30, 2021)
Children notice from a young age when something about their appearance makes them different. A little girl may not like her freckles, or a young boy may be picked on because his ears stick out a little bit. It’s important for our kids to understand that even if they feel different, God made each of them special. In God Made Me in His Image: Helping Children Appreciate Their Bodies by Justin S. Holcomb and Lindsey A. Holcomb helps parents have conversations with their children about body image, and how God, made each and every person in his own image.
“In a generation overflowing with negative body-image messages, children’s body image is an urgent issue. Children need to know God made their bodies and made them special,” Lindsey shares. “The message children need to hear is this: ‘God made you in his image. Every part of your body is good because God made every part and called them all good.’”
God Made Me in His Image is part of the God Made Me Series which equips parents to have important, impactful conversations with their children, helping them to grow in understanding of God, themselves, and others. Each book in the series illustrated by Trish Mahoney contains a special section just for parents and caregivers that provides biblical guidance and offers additional information and resources for talking about the topic addressed in the story.
“Our goal is that the message of this book will encourage children to appreciate their bodies and address the questions and shame regarding them. This is important because research regarding children and body issues is staggering and sad. Children are dealing with body-image distortion at an early age. Many young children are dieting or developing dangerous eating habits. Additionally, many trends in our culture lead to hypersexualizing of children.” Justin adds, “Parents are one of the most powerful influences in children’s lives regarding their body image. This book serves as a tool to start the conversation about the practical body-image implications of being made in God’s image.”
God Made Me in His Image
Helping Children Appreciate Their Bodies
Justin S. Holcomb & Lindsey A. Holcomb
New Growth Press
Genres: Children’s
Release Date: August 30, 2021
ISBN-10 : 164507076X
ISBN-13 : 978-1645070764
Book Summary:
One day, a group of students and their teacher travel to a zoo safari park to learn all about the different animals. During a fun jeep ride around the park, the guide shares fascinating information about lions, rhinoceroses, elephants, buffalo, and more, pointing out distinctive characteristics about each animal’s body and how those qualities make the animals special. Along the way, the children start to notice how their differences in appearance make each of them special too. Their teacher helps them reflect on their own body image and teaches them how they were created uniquely in God’s image.
Because bodies can be confusing and sometimes embarrassing to children, Justin and Lindsey Holcomb wrote God Made Me in His Image for parents to use in helping their kids understand how God made their bodies in his image. Parents and caregivers can use this powerful book, illustrated by Trish Mahoney, to help children understand their feelings about their bodies and help them accept them by highlighting God’s loving design of our individual physical characteristics.
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