“Parents face a complicated situation,” Brownell says. “They have to promote healthy weight, but they also don’t want to change children into diet-crazed fanatics.”
There was a great article in Time Magazine regarding the much discussed “thin and happy” vs. “fat and unhealthy” medical/media beef. A must read.
The dilemma is born due to the connection, [...]
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The story:
I’m sure you’ve all seen it. Today, I was at the gym and commenting in my head about the good mood everyone was in– good weather, happy faces, hump day.
Then I walked into the dressing room.
There were 2 women, one around 50 years old, the other around 25 or 30, standing around [...]
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Dr. Robyn Answers Parents’ Questions from the last 2 days: Given everything that’s been going on with the Miley Cyrus Debacle this week, parents are wondering if they can ever catch a break. The press is everywhere, everyone’s talking about it, and parents (and grandparents) are wondering if any celebrity can be trusted with [...]
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A little round up of some body image information that has come out in the last week:
(1) Popular F-Word Blogger sticks it to Self and basically tells the magazine to take some responsibility.
An article in the LA Times reports that Self Magazine, along with the University of North Carolina, published a survey on Tuesday which [...]
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Do magazine diet articles make an impact on girls’ body image?
In a 2007 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, researchers from the University of Minnesota suggest that when teen girls read articles about diet and weight loss, it could have unhealthy consequences years later.
Magazines feature impossibly thin supermodels next to “back-to-school” diet plans and tips [...]
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The Brisbane Times reports that more Australian men will choose size 14 over size eight when it comes to the body shape of their ideal woman, igniting debate on what it means to be thin.
Men’s magazine FHM conducted an online survey asking whether its readers found a size eight, size 12 or size 14 model [...]
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“M” was an attractive, effervescent 18 year old girl when I first met her. As one of my roommates, she loved to be around her friends and talk non-stop. She also would steal several bags of Milanos double chocolate cookies from the kitchen cabinet; eat them all in one sitting, and not gain and ounce. [...]
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Parents of teens have asked me recently about parenting resources available to help moms and dads talk to their children about cliques. This becomes a very popular issue when body image, teasing, and acceptance is discussed. We know of popular books like “Queen Bees and Wannabees” or “The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander” and [...]
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This week was filled with some body image garbage.
(1) My colleague Amy Jussel brought this fabulous story to my attention this week: Bimbo Bait: Is Silence or Outrage the Solution for Digital Drek?
She says: “Just when you thought media influence on body image had reached the tipping point of toxicity, our pals at Beauty and [...]
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