A growing body of research shows how pressure from overbearing coaches and parents is stunting children’s emotional ...

The “Wicked” musical and its offshoot movies are meant to celebrate diversity and preach radical acceptance in the face of rising fascism. The protagonist, the witch Elphaba, is consistently misjudged ...

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Studies show that kids as young as 3 years old can have body image concerns. Author Susan Verde was an elementary school teacher who saw kids forming judgments about their bodies very early on and ...

Ever since social media burst on the scene in the early 2000s, parents and health experts have worried about the potential impact on kids, particularly those in their early teens. Now researchers are ...

Meghan Trainor changed the lyrics of her body-positive song “All About That Bass” after her weight loss transformation and breast augmentation. The pop star was performing the 2014 hit during ...

Body appreciation differs between Middle-Eastern and Western societies, a new international study can reveal, highlighting how cultural and family influences shape body image and eating behaviors in ...

Durham University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. What we think of as “normal” body shape is affected by what we’re accustomed to – the range of body shapes we see. My ...

Chelsea Handler is getting candid about the pressures women feel. The 50-year-old gave an honest look at the struggles she’s undergone when it comes to living up to perceived societal pressures over a ...