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By Denise Witmer, About.com Guide to Parenting Teens since 1997

Help Your Teen Develop a Positive Body Image

Monday July 21, 2008
During swim suit weather you see so many young ladies covering themselves up and hear them talking about 'being fat'. If you're the parent of a daughter, take a few minutes and praise something she's done lately. Tell her how much you admire the person she is becoming. You can check out the other tips in this article too!
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August 11, 2008 at 12:29 pm
(1) CED Blog says:

Great Advice, Denise.

The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt recently posted an entry on their blog about the problem of negative body image during “bathing suit season.”

To read more, just go here:
http://eatingdisorder.org/blog/2008/08/08/suiting-up-for-battle-waging-war-on-negative-body-image-this-summer/

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