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Rosalind Wiseman, Author & Educator, shares advice for parents on how to help prepare their daughters for "girl world" and how to help them not be controlled by it
 Prevent Eating Disorders
Eating disorders affect more than 24 million people in the United States, most of them between the ages of 12 and 25.* It isn’t a disease you can treat... read more
Mitch Prinsteins shares research on why girls might use social media as a way of then making themselves feel bad about their own bodies or their own appearance, tagging... read more
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Global Youth Ambassador Marushka Mujic asks you to remember what it’s like to be an adolescent. Was it transformative, especially around your attitude toward your... read more
Julie Foudy shares her advice on raising confident daughters.
Sanjay Nambiar
I have no objections against bling bling earrings. Gowns? Fabulous. Fancy diamond necklaces and tiaras? Absolutely magnificent.
Jacqueline P. Adams
When 7th Grader, Tayler Weatherall, posted a photo of herself wearing heavy eye makeup, a maroon midriff top, and a belly button ring to her now-private Instagram page a... read more
See Elisabeth Rohm's video on Teaching your daughter about body image...
Dr. Ed Buchanan, a pediatric plastic surgeon, talks about plastic surgery for teens and the difference between cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
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Eating disorders affect more than 24 million people in the United States, most of them between
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, MBA discusses the problem of how women are portrayed in the media, and how parents can counteract these negative forces
Watch Video: Inappropriate and "sexy" clothes for girls by Wendy Walsh, PhD, ...
See Jean Kilbourne, EdD's video on Why a coveted body type may be a genetic impossibility...
Watch Video: The obsession with thinness in our culture by Jean Kilbourne, EdD, ...
Jean Kilbourne, EdD Author & Social Theorist, shares advice for parents on the impact that recent studies show that pop stars have on your child's hopes and dreams
Watch Jean Kilbourne, EdD's video on So much skin, so little coverage; at what cost?...
Watch Video: Grown-up clothing on little girls by Jean Kilbourne, EdD, ...
View Barbara J. Moore, PhD's video on Can overweight ever be healthy...
Dermatologist Karyn Grossman, MD, shares advice for parents on three important factors to consider before having your teenager get laser hair removal
Watch Michael J. Bradley, EdD's video on Parenting teens with radical fashion taste ...
Watch Video: What if my teenager wants to be on a diet? by Nicole Meadow, MPN, RD, ...
JoAnn Deak, PhD Psychologist and Author, explains the power and the affect of fathers on their daughters, especially the impact that they have on their daughter's self-... read more
Watch Video: Warning signs of eating disorders by Maggie Baumann, MFT, CEDS, ...
Watch Melissa Johnson, PhD's video on How a mom's weight and body image affects her daughter...
View Melissa Johnson, PhD's video on How to help girls dissect media and advertisement messaging...
Meg Newman, LMFT Family Therapist, shares advice for mothers on how they can affect they body image of their children and how to be aware of these potential impacts
Melissa Johnson, PhD Adolescent Psychologist, shares advice for parents on the best methods for helping your daughter with body image issues and helping her instill a... read more
See John Ratey, MD's video on Can kids get addicted to exercise?...
Watch Video: When a child is gaining too much weight by Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RD, LD, ...
Watch Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RD, LD's video on Risks of the child obesity obsession...
SuEllen Hamkins, MD Psychiatrist & Author, shares advice for parents on the best methods for helping to instill a healthy body image in your daughter
Will Courtenay, PhD Psychotherapist, shares advice for parents on the most important things to know about their son and his body image growing up
See Cara Natterson, MD's video on Magazine images and teens...
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