The mom who publicly shamed her daughter and forced her to lose weight is now making money from it with her new book, The Heavy: A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet.
The newest trend for young girls is to have a 'sexy' space between their thighs. Is Thigh Gap another fad or more pressure for girls to look a certain way?
You wouldn't encourage your child to try to make her feet smaller or body taller and you shouldn't encourage your growing and healthy child to lose weight.
It's not just emaciated girls who have anorexia. Why you need to take your child's desire to go on a "diet" as a red flag for future possible eating disorders.