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Teens and Body Image: A Guide for Parents

written by Tanya Lee

In this article, Tanya Lee, founder of Ability Village, discusses how parents can help their children when it comes to body image, healthy encouragement of sustainable exercise and wellness habits.

The following facts are from anad.org and ted.com:

  • Eating disorders are the deadliest mental illnesses in the world

  • About 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder during their lifetime

  • Less than 6% of people who struggle with eating disorders are “underweight”

  • BIPOC are less likely than white people to have been asked by a doctor about the symptoms of an eating disorder

  • Black people are less likely to be diagnosed with anorexia

  • 20-30% of adults with eating disorders also have autism

  • Athletes are less likely to seek help for an eating disorder because of societal stigma and pressure

  • 42% of girls from grades 1-3 want to be thinner

  • One college campus study revealed that 91% of women had controlled their weight with dieting

  • Every 52 minutes, somebody dies from an eating disorder

Redefinition

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Rand Aljetawi

“If we are ready to tear down the walls that confine us, break the cage that imprisons us, we will discover what our wings are for”.

Michael Meegan