Christian artist Natalie Grant took to social media recently share an important message on body positivity.

After a personal encounter with her daughter, Grant felt the need to share her experience witnessing a mother shaming her daughter for her weight.

While at the doctor's office with her 8-year-old daughter, Sadie, a comment by another mother caught Grant off guard.

Grant says after her Sadie had her height and weight recorded as part of her annual visit, another mother walked into the room with her daughter, who stepped onto the scale for her weight to be taken.

“This [teenage] girl gets on the scale and her mom, loudly, so that everybody could hear, goes, 'Woah, you're getting up there, oh my word,'” Grant explained.

The experience upset Grant, who said she felt like "punching" the mom, The Christian Post reports.

“When I looked at that beautiful teenage girl, when I looked at her face that was just covered in shame, she just wanted to disappear,” recalled the singer, who says she told the girl "I hope you know how beautiful you are, I mean you ARE so beautiful!" as she left the doctors office with Sadie.

In her online post to social media, the singer shared her astonishment at such a comment directed by a mother towards her daughter.

“Moms, we have to do better than that. I am not a perfect mom, I make so many mistakes every single day," the artist shared, "But I'm telling you, that is not going to be one of them."

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A recent “Body Shamed” study revealed 63% of those surveyed said they’d been shamed by their mothers. MOMS - maybe it’s not as blatant as what I witnessed today, but take inventory of what you say, how you say it, and even what your body language is telling your kids about how they look. One comment can take a lifetime to untangle. 💔😭

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She emphasized the importance of building up children, particularly regarding speaking to them constructively while in public. The issue of self-confidence is one that Grant says is difficult in and of itself, without the added insecurities of feeling as if you are not good enough for your own family.

“My three daughters will have a hard enough time with their self-image, their body image, with what the world is throwing at them. I should be the last person that would ever body shame my beautiful daughter's. Moms, don't do it. You gotta do better for your kids!”

Grant also referenced statistics found on FitRated.com in her Instagram post's caption. One study, the site revealed, found that nearly 63 per cent of women said they had experienced body shaming by their mothers.

“Let's be better for our kids," the singer encouraged her followers in conclusion.

Since being posted a week ago, Grant's post has received more than 20,000 likes.