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Parents Can Help Prevent Eating Disorders

Susan Spaeth Cherry wrote an article about how can parents prevent Eating disorders. She thinks that parents play an important part in preventing kids with eating disorders. This is because on how kids are being educated. One example would be always talk to children that it is normal for their wight to increase as their bodies grow. A great way for thier children to grow healthy would be having healthy food and snacks!!! If not being talked children will see it as getting fat everyday and its where an eating disorder will start. Cherry also thinks a great way to prevent eating disorders would be fostering high self-esteem in their children. It can be a great way that children will start liking their body and be healthy.

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Opposing Viewpoints: Eating Disorders. Jennifer A. Hurley. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2001. From Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.

Reality TV Encourages Young People to Develop Eating Disorders

Sid Kirchheimer wrote this article about children or teens getting eating disorders from TV. It shows that young girls watch the TV looking forward to become as beautiful as any model. Thier message is that only thin women are beautiful, which can encourage vulnerable teens to develop eating disorders. Parents should be aware on what their children are watching for them to have a better life. For example there is TV shows that consists in choosing the most beautiful model such as ABC's Are you Hot? and manny others. This lets teens want to become like models to which causes leting themselves starve and have eating disorders.

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AT Issue: Reality TV. Karen F. Balkin. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. From Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center