Posted on 20 November 2011. Tags: 7 year old obesity book, bullying, childhood obesity book, Family, laniya bailey, not fat because i wanna be, obesity, overweight kids, Parenting, School, teasing
A 7-year-old girl is joining in the fight against bullying. Laniya Bailey published a book detailing her struggles with weight gain and the issues she faced with bullies. From EurWeb: After rapidly gaining weight when she was just three, her parents consulted her pediatrician and put little LaNiyah on a strict diet. When she continued to gain [...]
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Posted on 17 April 2011. Tags: abc, bullying, child plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery shaw, good morning america, Parenting, plastic surgery 7, samantha plastic surgery, samantha shaw, samantha shaw cosmetic surgery, self-esteem, self-worth, teasing
Mom Lets 7-Year-Old Get Plastic Surgery To Prevent Bullying Just when I thought I heard it all! A mother let her daughter undergo an ELECTIVE surgery, to PREVENT her daughter from being bullied. Now, the child has yet to be teased, but in an effort to make sure that it DID NOT happen they had [...]
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Posted on 28 October 2010. Tags: abuse, Americans, anger, ask Dr. O, askdro, Barbie, beauty, behavior, black, blog, change, children, confidence, D.owens, deception, depression, disorder, Dr. O, dwight, fathers, fault, hair, MD, men, nappy hair, obsessive, out of control, owens, plastic surgery, relations, relationship, relationships, ridicule, self-esteem, self-worth, Sesame Street, supermodels, teasing, warning, weave, women
Blue or brown eyes…? Jet-black or blond hair…? Light or dark skin…? A recent broadcast of Sesame Street produced this now-viral video of “I Love My Hair”, featuring an ethnic character singing about loving her hair, more so an underlying message to love yourself, despite your race or color. For decades, blue eyes, blond hair [...]
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Posted in Discussion, Enough Said!, Family, Female Depression, Love and Happiness, Male Depression, Newsworthy, Parenting, Relationships
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