BEDA Launched First Annual National Weight Stigma Awareness Week

The Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) launched launched its first annual National Weight Stigma Awareness Week, September 26-30, 2011. The objectives of this event were to build awareness of what weight stigma is, the harmful effects weight stigma can have on people of all ages in all environments, and what can be done to stop it. [...]

Body Image #1 Issue for Youth

It’s official, young people are having major issues around body image, according to a survey of 50,000 young Australians by Mission Australia. Whilst the survey was conducted in Australia, I can bet that if the same survey was with US teens, the results would be mirrored. American and Australian teens, both from developed countries, are [...]

5 year old boy dares to dress as a girl, neighborhood moms freak.

I found this story about a “Boo” a 5 year old boy who decided to dress up as Daphne from Scooby Doo quite interesting and I think you will too. His mother has an awesome post on the “aftermath” of Halloween, but here are the highlights. The kid is concerned he will be made fun [...]

My Very Own Dakota Fanning

A few months ago my daughter and I were in Trader Joe’s, looking unkempt and bedraggled after some serious park time on a blustery, spring day.  Along with everyone else, we elbowed our way through the bottle neck at fruits and vegetables, continued bumper to bumper past meat, and finally arrived in frozen foods–a wide [...]

Parents Teasing Their Daughters about Weight

I am reading this great book by Valerie Frankel called “Thin is the New Happy” and in it she gives a very interesting statistic about parents and daughters. (The book is about the author’s life; how growing up she was tormented by her mom about her weight, i.e., put on Weight Watchers at the age [...]

Why Lady Gaga Is A Role Model for Girls

We’re all about original content at WeAretheRealDeal. But when I saw this post on Facebook (via Courtney Martin, author of Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters, which I reviewed here), I couldn’t help but share this kick-ass article by Lilly @ RachelSimmons.com.

Miss Lori asks, “Do you know what your child is watching on their phone?”

Okay, here’s a question. How old were you when you first saw pornographic material? Did you run across a Playboy tucked under a bed? Something like that. Or maybe a friend got ahold of an older siblings Penthouse or Hustler. OO my. Okay. Now, how old were you when you first saw a pornographic movie? [...]

She is her own SUPERHERO.

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5 Ways to Help Girls Resist the Pressure to be Perfect

Girls today are told they can do anything. Unfortunately, the message they’re often getting is that they have to do everything and please everyone–get straight A’s in school, have the right look, and manage their jam-packed schedules. All this pressure is adding up to big time stress.