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Olympic Body Image: Talking Points To Get it Right, Fit vs Fiction

August 6, 2012 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

Aug. 9, 2016 Rio! This post still applies tenfold in terms of word watching and body image critiques of Olympic athletes! Media Smarts has added some parenting talking tips for boys/girls too! … [Read more...]

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