It’s World Breastfeeding week and ironically, I just prepped my first post over on Eco Child’s Play as a two-parter on breast obsession in media that creates inherent insecurities ‘leaking’ into kids' psyches. In my case, it’s a first-person account (posting here soon) of small-chested self-doubt in an otherwise solid body image when it came to … [Read more...]
Why Can’t an A-Lister Be An A-Cup? Keira Knightley, Shaping Youth
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Girls Sports Boosts Preteen Body Image & Self-Worth
Ah, football season, home to toxic media messaging for girls. A time when beer billboards of buxom cheerleaders spill from every corner, “scoring” innuendos abound, and tacky wardrobe malfunctions remain fresh in the mind’s eye. Seems timely to post tips on ways to promote girls’ self-image through SPORTS, since body image and self worth is being pummeled in media and … [Read more...]
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