This episode is inspired by a member of my group program, Fierce Fatty Academy, who shared that her doctor shamed her son's weight. Children are going to be exposed to weight bias, so what can we do when that happens? And what can we do to make sure that we don't unintentionally cause them to stress about their weight and food? Isn’t childhood “ob*sity” causing massive issues in society meaning we need to control children's weights? BONUS: List of 39 books for kids to adolescents that spread the body diversity message.

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Filter ads by weight loss: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfB-8nYsfGK/ ​​Children are 242 times more likely to suffer from an eating disorder than they are from type 2 diabetes. If you took a sample of 100,000 children, only 12 would have type 2 diabetes...but 2,900 would meet the criteria for an eating disorder.⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17940755158451275/ By age 6, girls especially start to express concerns about their own weight or shape. 40-60% of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) are concerned about their weight or about becoming too fat. This concern endures through life (Smolak, 2011). PLUS OTHER STATS: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/sites/default/files/ResourceHandouts/GeneralStatistics.pdf “The best-known environmental contributor to the development of eating disorders is the sociocultural idealization of thinness.” PLUS OTHER STATS: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics-research-eating-disorders Division of responsibility: https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/

Books celebrating body diversity for kids 45 Pounds (More or Less) by Kelly Barson Animals Brag About Their Bottoms by Maki Sato Body Image Because All Bodies Are Great Bodies by Hohn, Tierra C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison Camp Utopia and The Forgiveness Diet by Jenny Ruden Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!): The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls by Sonya Renee Taylor Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen Deenie by Judy Blume Dumplin' by Julie Murphy El Deafo by Cece Bell I Am Confident, Brave & Beautiful: A Coloring Book for Girls by Hopscotch Girls I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont I Love My Hair! by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley It's Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr Jane, The Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt Karma Khullar's Mustache by Kristi Wientge Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli Listening to My Body: A Guide to Helping Kids Understand the Connection Between Their Sensations by Gabi Garcia Love Your Body: Your Body Can Do Amazing Things! by Jessica Sanders Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald No Combina by Monica Brown Puddin' (Dumplin') by Julie Murphy Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall Smile by Raina Telgemeier Stand Straight, Ella Kate by Kate Klise Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell Sticks & Stones by Abby Cooper Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince, Elaine Deprince The Body Image Book for Girls Love Yourself and Grow up Fearless by Markey, Charlotte N. The Body Image Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help Girls Develop a Healthy Body Image In An Image-Obsessed World by Julia V. Taylor MA The Colors of Us by Karen Katz The Confidence Code for Girls: Taking Risks, Messing Up, and Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self by Katty Kay The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens: A Non-Diet, Body Positive Approach to Building a Healthy Relationship with Food by Elyse Resch The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake The Summer of Jordi Perez (and The Best Burgers in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding The Ugly One by Leanne Statland Ellis To Be Honest by Maggie Ann Martin Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson Your Body is Awesome: Body Respect for Children by Sigrun Danielsdottir Your Child’s Weight - Helping Without Harming by Ellyn Satter