Growing girls will see more than 3,000 images each day on their social media platforms. Every day, they will view perfect, polished, filtered pictures showing them what beauty should look like and they will conclude this: their body needs to change – to become skinnier, fitter, sexier, younger, and more beautiful. It is no wonder that research tells us that 70% of girls feel so badly about their looks they are withdrawing from life by avoiding activities, cancelling plans, and refusing to speak up in class. 90% of girls polled wanted to change some…

America Ferrara has always been one of my favourite Hollywood actresses. Not only is she the star of Ugly Betty and Superstore, but she’s always embraced both her cultural identity and her curves. When I saw this photo of her from the Emmy’s last Sunday, I had mixed feelings. First, I felt shocked and thought, “Who is this?”. I truly didn’t recognize the much more svelte version of herself. Then, I felt betrayed by her body changes, as if she doesn’t have the right to be any shape and size she chooses. But I…

Does your daughter struggle to love her body? Is she growing more and more uncomfortable with what she looks like? Does she compare her body to her peers and feel she is “too fat”, “too short”, or “too ugly”? Has she ever told you she wants to go on a DIET? Does she spend a lot of time obsessing with her appearance and scrutinizing her body in the mirror? Is her self-talk sounding more and more harsh and self-critical? If yes to ANY of these questions, you may be interested in the Growing Girls…