Sue Scheff: Teens and the Pressure to Be Thin

Source: Connect with Kids
Pressure to be Thin
“My friend thinks that people who are thin are smart and popular.”
– Hannah, 8 years old
What makes a 10-year-old girl happy?  Dolls?  Brightly colored dresses?  A new puppy?  According to a study of over 400,000 Canadian children, the answer is being thin.
“My friend thinks that people that are thin [...]

Sue Scheff (P.U.R.E.) Eating Disorders, What You Need to Know

By Hannah Boyd
In a society where waifs rule and magazines herald a different fad diet every week, some kids view eating disorders as a small price to pay for fitting in. They’re wrong. Anorexia kills more than 10% of its victims, and bulimia 1%. Eating disorders also lead to depression and place enormous stress on [...]