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Scenario

When body image issues emerge in elementary school

My daughter's friend group has started talking about bodies and dieting and now she's asking me if she's fat at age 9.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent confronts the early arrival of appearance anxiety and must counter cultural messages about worth and beauty.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Middle childhood 7-12 — school peers identity?”

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