Why, Oh Why, Oh Miley? 8 Ways to Clean Up the Mess

Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
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Dr. Robyn was on Dr. Drew’s national radio show at 3:35 EST/12:35 PST today to discuss the Miley Cyrus situation; click here to listen to the interview.
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Yes, everyone is scrambling to right Miley’s misstep. Vanity Fair issued their YouTube video (above) to show the relaxed atmosphere of the photo shoot (sans [...]

Miley Cyrus: Disney Role Model Ruined?

When 15 year old, Miley Cyrus showed up topless and coyly wrapped in what appears to be a satin bedsheet in the June issue of Vanity Fair, controversy broke out and opinions multiplied. It wasn’t so much about what was showing or whether or not the Annie Leibovitz photo could be considered art. [...]

Banned: Illegal to promote ultra thinness in France

Places around the world (not the U.S.) are finding ways to discourage ultra-thinness and eating disorders in a powerful way.
France:
The Christian Science Monitor reported the other day that you will now we fined (or jailed) if your website or blog promotes ultra thinness or excessive dieting. The promotion of excessive thinness or eating disorders [...]

Danica Patrick: Too Sexy to Be a Role Model?

Danica Patrick- Sports Illustrated, photographer; Ben Watts
Blog pal, Amy Jussel, of Shaping Youth is calling for my response on the tough topic of Danica Patrick, race car champion.
And a personal invitation for our own Dr. Robyn Silverman at Kiss My Assets, (our newest body image expert) to share her input too (see her new body [...]

Eating Disordered Behaviors among 65% of American Women

A little round up of some body image information that has come out in the last week:
(1) Popular F-Word Blogger sticks it to Self and basically tells the magazine to take some responsibility.
An article in the LA Times reports that Self Magazine, along with the University of North Carolina, published a survey on Tuesday which [...]

Bullying Video Game for Kids: Violence and Media

After writing about the prevalence of bullying in our schools yesterday and alluding to the violence in video games, I wanted to bring something to your attention. Here is an example of an enhanced, newly re-released addition of the “Bully” video game that came out last month. It focuses on bullying and violence in [...]

Raising Strong, Confident Daughters: The Next 3 Ways

You’ve read the first and second volume of this article. Now here are the next 3 ways to raise strong, confident daughters:
(11) Scrap the comparisons: Nothing can make a child feel worse than being compared to their siblings or their friends when it comes to success. One parent with whom I worked used [...]

Update on Disney Posterity vs Obesity

Kevin Pease wrote a rebutal on Big Fat Blog after the backlash he took for writing a distasteful essay for his University paper. The topic centered around Disney World accommodating the growing waistlines of their patrons.
I would like to start by saying everything I wrote in that article and here today was my doing, [...]

Plastic Surgery Book for Kids: Mommy Needs a Surgeon to Get Pretty

Thank you to my friend, Amy, at Shaping Youth for bringing this book to my attention.
As we know, plastic surgery is in full swing and getting more popular by the minute. Body image and body esteem are plummeting. And now…a children’s book for children ages 4-7 years to explain Mommy’s new and improved Disney-like transformation; [...]

No Diet or botox needed: How Does Photo- Retouching Work?

Media uses photo retouching for many reasons; changing color, lighting, and feel of pictures. Editors can put make-up on, take clothes away, thin out, bulk up, or completely change the model in the photo. Which leads to the questions; is it ever OK to look like yourself? Can real teens every look as good [...]