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Y’all, to say I’m completely sad and utterly disgusted with @ww new @kurbohealth app is an understatement. Each year, they’re targeting a younger and younger demographic. Swipe ⬅️ to see the future demographic: my 6 yo daughter.
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My daughter is 6. Sadly, this is an age that some begin to form disordered eating and body dysmorphia, and bc of the nature of EDs and the body shaming culture we live in, these behaviors and thought patterns can lead to a LIFELONG struggle with the slavery to thinness and immensely worsened health and psychological outcomes. ..
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FTR- this is not my Inner Mama Bear over-exaggerating. These are facts. (I invite you to learn the facts yourself if this is info that may seem unrealistic to you.) It’s estimated that half of 6 year olds already have fears of becoming fat and already hate their bodies. This insidious mentality is exacerbated by weight loss companies who now are preying on younger and younger individuals. Why? Because they’re losing their adult customers. Now they have to attack children.
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My 6 yo knows how to work an iPhone, download apps, play games, watch videos, and take photos. Weight watchers knows this!!! That’s why they’re using an app to target this young population. Just because she knows how to use this device does NOT mean she has capacity to form her own boundaries. (Heck, many of us adults haven’t mastered that yet!) ..
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It’s our responsibility as mothers to protect our children, guard their hearts and minds and orient them to a positive, safe space... which is far FAR AWAY from diet culture. ..
.. We must stand united against “Big Diet” industries, but we also must stand united within our own homes. So please, who’s with me?
Share with a mom you love 💗 ..
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PS- If you want my guide on “Top 20 Ways Moms Screw Up Their Kids,” download at:
StefaniReinoldmd.com/kids
Or at #linkinbio
