Parents who want to protect and empower their children should understand the importance of teaching them anatomically correct terms like penis and vagina. Research shows that while the majority of ...

Oona Hanson’s child came home from school one day with a desire to eat healthier, which she thought was a positive development. But six months later, her child was in the hospital with an eating ...

The development of body image begins at an early age, often earlier than parents realize. By elementary school, some students are already exhibiting signs of negative body image by making disparaging ...

We want our kids to see their bodies as we have since day one: beautiful, strong, and amazing. But the sad truth is, from a startlingly young age, kids begin to have less-than-positive attitudes about ...

Learn how to talk to your child about unrealistic body standards on social media and help them build a healthier self-image ...

Studies show that kids as young as 3 years old can have body image concerns. Author Susan Verde was an elementary school teacher who saw kids forming judgments about their bodies very early on and ...

Being bombarded with messages and images focusing on appearance and status is not new to this generation of young people. Indeed, decades of research demonstrate that exposure to narrow beauty ...

"I could not believe what I did to my 20-year-old daughter the other day. We're standing in the dressing room, and she had on a dress that looked positively stunning on her. Just beautiful. And I said ...

Concerns about body image are normal for kids. As a parent, your approach to helping them work through concerns should be based on adopting a balanced perspective of your own. First, acknowledge your ...

Editor’s note: Oona Hanson is a parent coach who specializes in helping parents raise kids who have a healthy relationship with food and their body. But almost all postpartum moms, celebrity or not, ...