All those working on behalf of children, teens, women and positive body image, what would you say, if someone said to you, YOU are promoting obesity in young people by telling them they should be happy with themselves?
Come on. You know this is the question out there. It’s on everyone’s minds who challenges what we [...]
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…………… Fear Fast Food? Media leads us like the Pied Piper to Fast Food Joints around the world and simultaneously slaps us on the wrist for eating at these “sugary,” “caloric,” “fatty,” greasy spoons. We are not only told that these foods are bad—but that we are indeed bad for eating them. How do these [...]
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Dr. Robyn’s Friday Rant
So, in the beginning of this week I wrote about boys and pornography. Yesterday I received an email from my colleague, friend, and media-busting crusader, Amy Jussel of Shaping Youth asking for input on the sexualization focus she is doing. Then last night I read an article in The Baltmore Sun about [...]
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A HUGE step forward or back? ABC Family Show on Weight Loss Camp
ABC Family is debuting a show called HUGE on Monday night and we are all waiting to see how the show is received and what we’re all going to think of it. As a body image expert, the author of Good Girls [...]
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Schools’ jobs are to educate, not to promote eating disorders –Rebecca Tishman
High school students have a fascinating perspective– being on the front lines of school culture, they can certainly help us to understand the pressures of being a teenager today. Rebecca Tishman, a high school senior in New Jersey, knows what she thinks. As someone [...]
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I was at the playground today with Tallie when I heard the words come from one mother who sat on the bench nearby. “Don’t get dirty, Hayley! You’ll ruin your outfit!” And so, there Hayley was, slowly swinging on the swing as she looked longingly at her brothers sliding down the slide, exploring the jungle [...]
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I recently returned from a private event in LA in which about 40 “actionists” met and discussed how we can band together as a Confidence Community (TM) and best serve young people. There was a palpable energy powered by people, mainly women of different ages, sizes, races, backgrounds, and experiences, who are just the kinds [...]
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We ended last week in a media storm. We were dealing with the backlash, well, mostly, stemming from watching several extremely talented 7-8 year old girls in a youtube video dancing to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” in skimpy belly-bearing costumes gyrating on stage. We discussed it on my Facebook Fan Page and differing opinions came out. [...]
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One of my friends told me the other day that she needed to lose some weight. “Look at this” she said, as she grabbed the skin on her stomach. “Ever since I had the baby, my belly is no longer flat. I hate it. I have to lose some weight.”
Ugh. So, this is what body [...]
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