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Does my teen have an eating disorder?

By Laura Leavitt

sad girl with measuring tape Your teen's choices of eating habits may be detrimental to his or her health.
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Factors That Can Lead to Early Puberty (Precocious Puberty)

By Laura Leavitt

teen boy at school Some genetic factors may result in early puberty.
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Factors That Can Lead to Early Puberty (Precocious Puberty)

By Laura Leavitt

teen boy at school Some genetic factors may result in early puberty.
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How to Talk to Your Daughter about Her Period

By Laura Leavitt

mom and teen daughter It's an important moment, and being there for your daughter can really help.
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Improving Your Child's Body Image

By JustMommies staff

Just sit and watch the television for a little while and it would appear that everyone has a flawless complexion and a perfect body. Our children are seeing images of men and women that spend countless hours working out and spend who knows how much on plastic surgery to look as good as they do. Not to
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Improving Your Child's Body Image

By JustMommies staff

Just sit and watch the television for a little while and it would appear that everyone has a flawless complexion and a perfect body. Our children are seeing images of men and women that spend countless hours working out and spend who knows how much on plastic surgery to look as good as they do. Not to
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Looking Good: Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Kids

By Laura Leavitt

girl stepping on scale Watch out for signs of bad self-image in kids.
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"Mom, Am I Fat?"

By Laura Leavitt

doctor measuring overweight boy Kids can be really unkind, but you can help to build their self-confidence.
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"Mom, Am I Fat?"

By Laura Leavitt

doctor measuring overweight boy Kids can be really unkind, but you can help to build their self-confidence.
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Mommy does this make me look fat?

By Jan Fulcher

Parenting language that promotes healthy body images. Constructed on a 5 foot 1 inch frame, my husband thinks even that is a stretch, my body image has been a work- in- progress for most of my 53 years. While I was raised by parents who encouraged me to not be limited based on my gender, size or body
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