KIDS BODY IMAGE

PARENTS
Depressing Study Finds Even 3-Year-Olds Have Body Image Issues
By Catherine Pearson
And some 4-year-olds are aware of strategies to lose weight.
PARENTING
Author Interview: "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Breaking the 'I Feel Fat' Spell"
By Andrea Wachter, Contributor
Psychotherapist and Author
I recently did an interview with Janice Bremis, founder of the Eating Disorders Resource Services, to discuss my new children's book, Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Breaking the "I Feel Fat" Spell. I thought I would post our discussion in the hopes of reaching more kids and families who need help in this area.
BOOKS
Book Excerpt from Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Breaking the "I Feel Fat" Spell
By Andrea Wachter, Contributor
Psychotherapist and Author
All of these dramatic changes were confirmation to me that there is great hope for children with painful body images. I realized
PARENTS
This 6-Year-Old's Take On Body Image Has People Cheering
By Caroline Bologna
You go girl!
PARENTING
Kids Talk About What It Means To Be 'Manly'
By Caroline Bologna
Asked to describe the "perfect" man, the kids in the video use words like "smart," "kind," "likes caring for animals," and
WELLNESS
When Kids Feel 'Fat'
By Andrea Wachter, Contributor
Psychotherapist and Author
I see 7-year-old kids who agonize over what to wear in the morning because they "hate the size of their thighs or their arms." And I work with children who refuse to eat carbs or fats. Who among us even knew what carbs or fats were when we were 6 years old?
PARENTING
Candy Wrapper Asks Kids To Rate Their Looks On A Scale Of 1-10
By Mandy Velez
Veer says he didn't think his 8- and 6-year-old daughters were worried about the way they looked until he overheard them
WOMEN
Fat Prejudice Starts Depressingly Young, Says Study
By Emma Gray
Fat prejudice isn't limited to the adults leading Abercrombie & Fitch and the tabloid industry. According to a new study