Young Girls Worry About Being Fat
For our blog post today, we’re going to take a break from the usual douchebag bashing, and write about something pertaining more to women and our self-image.
Today, Good Morning America featured a story about a 6 year old girl who already exhibits worry about her self-image and body. Watching the video was absolutely heart-breaking. Our society has become so focused on body image that it is trickling down to children as young as 3 (!!!) years old, which we think is quite devastating.
We often forget that children are incredibly observant and impressionable, however, that clearly needs to be realized when talking about self-image and weight. No young child should be worrying about whether or not she is “fat” nor should children be so openly exposed to self-hate by the women role models in their life. From the group of girls interviewed–ages 5 to 8–it is apparent that they have picked up on things their mothers and teachers say regarding their weight. Mentioning instances where their teacher couldn’t eat cake because she was on a diet and hearing their mom say she had to workout because she thinks she’s overweight.
Clearly, the fear of becoming “fat” has been ingrained in the minds of young girls. What does this mean for their future? If girls are already stressing about their weight, what does that say about their risk for eating disorders or self-image issues when they become women? Something needs to change in the way that we speak to children about body image, and that change needs to come from the main female role models in a child’s life. Is it ever okay to express your own body image issues in front of your young children? Instead, we should be focusing on the benefits of eating healthy and working out, such as being stronger, energized, and feeling good.
What are your thoughts? How can we shift the focus away from negative body image in young girls to a healthy and safe body image?
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