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Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues...in Preschool?!

by alison b
Posted: Tue., April 1, 2008, 01:26 pm
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Topics: Mental Health, Weight Management, body image, book, children, eating disorders, Preschool, youth
     
Our children are getting younger and younger... I've been listening to the news, reading books about how each generation develops faster than the previous generation (whether this is real or perceived). We've all heard the scary stuff---our kids are hearing & learning about sex earlier than we ever did, they are exposed to more violence and drugs as well.

     
     
     
     
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Preschool Intervention Curbed Trend Toward Obesity Say Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., March 12, 2008, 12:16 pm
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Topics: Obesity, children, Preschool, Research, EmpowHer News
     

WEDNESDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- A preschool-based weight control intervention program instilled healthy eating habits in children aged 2 to 5, a new study shows.
     
     
     
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