This Young and Younger...

Startling statistics... • 50% of girls between the ages of 11 and 13 see themselves as overweight. • According to Time magazine, 80% of all children have been on a diet by the time they've reached fourth grade. • 86% of people with eating disorders report onset of an eating disorder by age 20. • 10% report onset at ten years or younger. But what if we changed that? Eating disorder, unfortunately, are happening younger and younger. What if, however, self-acceptance, support and recovery happened at those tender ages?

Children are incredible sponges, forming lifelong belief systems which can be positive or negative. Let's promote the positive to counteract the harmful messages, confronting these children, at younger and younger ages!