Negative body image in kids is a serious issue. Check out these figures:
Over the past three years in the UK, 197 kids aged 5 to 9 years old were hospitalized for eating disorders, with 98 of those being aged five to seven:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/a...ures-alarm
A panel of 5 to 8-year-old girls interviewed in Good Morning America reveal candid responses when asked about weight and body image (they giggle wildly at the words "fat" and "overweight"; when showed a picture of a chubby girl they instantly comment "Oh, she needs to lose weight".) The informal interview supports the results of a study that showed nearly half of 3-to-6 year old girls worry about their weight:
http://jezebel.com/5813602/panel-of-litt...depressing
Over the past three years in the UK, 197 kids aged 5 to 9 years old were hospitalized for eating disorders, with 98 of those being aged five to seven:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/a...ures-alarm
A panel of 5 to 8-year-old girls interviewed in Good Morning America reveal candid responses when asked about weight and body image (they giggle wildly at the words "fat" and "overweight"; when showed a picture of a chubby girl they instantly comment "Oh, she needs to lose weight".) The informal interview supports the results of a study that showed nearly half of 3-to-6 year old girls worry about their weight:
http://jezebel.com/5813602/panel-of-litt...depressing
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?