I have an aquaintance whose daughter has stopped eating decently because she says she is fat...the child is only 6/1st grade and like a little toothpick (before she stopped wanting to eat).
Hearing these stories just makes me feel very sad for our society, what are we doing wrong...?
DD7 got the idea that she was ugly just by watching an episode of "Victorious," which as a Nickelodeon show tries very hard not to send the wrong messages. A repetitive theme has people remarking on the star character's beautiful cheeks... innocent enough... except that people with prominent cheeks are usually gaunt, just like the actress is. My DD decided she didn't have pretty cheeks, and therefore was ugly.
The wrong message about girls and their appearance is so pervasive that it's just that easy for our kids to receive it.
As a parent, I took it upon myself to immediately invalidate that message. We explained how everything she sees on TV and magazines is fake.
