I’ve been thinking about this question as I’ve been writing my book on girls and body image. I know it’s an ugly question– showing an ugly side of human nature. But the more girls who write to me about how they view themselves and others in their schools, the more I wonder if this question [...]
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I’d Really Appreciate Your Help with Something that’s VERY Important… I’m writing a book and I NEED your stories to help parents and adults understand what to do and what NOT to do when it comes to girls and body image. The more you share the more everybody benefits! We all have stories from our [...]
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Is weighing children and teens at school a good idea? Dr. Robyn Silverman Massachusetts has jumped on the “free the obese” bandwagon. The ant-obesity plan goes before the Public Health Council next week, and broad support is expected. The plan requires all major restaurant chains, including fast food restaurants, to prominently post all calorie counts [...]
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7 Ways to Raise a Sizeist Child Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman We’ve all heard it before. Media is riddled with it. Janice Dickinson scoffs at it. Tyra Banks yells about it. Keira Knightly and Kate Winslet are sick of media’s hand in it. It’s sizeism. We see it when people stop and stare. Point. Laugh [...]
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Photo Retouching: Take another little piece of my… Dr. Robyn Silverman Retouching by J. Pimentel As we continue to discuss, photo retouching is the norm in a society that values flawlessness. Even though they’re muttering “be yourself” out of one side of their mouths, they are ready with digital diet pills in the other. Who [...]
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Just got back from visiting my Mom in NJ–I found this ad while reading the paper when I was there and had to scan it for all of you. I had a visceral reaction– ugh. Lose a dress size– be happy? Don’t just survive your diet– enjoy it? What do you think? Does happiness really [...]
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Note: My husband wanted me to call this article “How you Know that You’re Socially Inept…(what do you think?) Polly, a divorced spinning teacher and Mommy of 2 with long legs, short dark hair, and a long, lean athletic build walked into a bar last night with her friend, Laura. Polly was dressed to have [...]
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Is anyone “Perfect” enough? Kiera Knightley says no to digital enhancement Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman Keira Knightley has been pegged as a waifish “it” girl for her lean body and beautiful face. But even she has had to deal with people wanting to enhance her photos by changing her A-cup breasts to C-cups. She doesn’t [...]
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Body Image. Sexy Clothes. Today’s Music Scene. Two of our passionate teen readers want to share their view on growing up as a girl in America and dealing with messages about how to dress, how to look, and how to be. I’d like to introduce; Andrea Wilczynski, age 19 and Caitlyn McKiernan, age 20, from [...]
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Steroid Use in Teen Boys: Continuing the discussion… Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman Powerful Parents are certainly a passionate bunch. I guess my article on steroid abuse among teens stirred up some good discussion yesterday in light of the cultural response to body image problems among our youth. Perhaps you were surprised that boys were affected [...]
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