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4.43 AVERAGE
Loved this book. Well-researched, well-written, and insightful.
This was great. I learned so much, even though I've been working on my own anti-fat bias and resolving them for quite some time. I think it should be required reading for anyone who interacts with children in any way, but also the lessons can be applied to how we relate to each other as adults as well.
This is a necessary book, particularly for those parenting children but I would also argue that it's important for everyone. The book ends with a hope for a future where all kids, regardless of their size, shape, and health status are valued equally. I also hope for this future and the reason I think everyone should read this book is because even if we are not parents, we all grew up in the shadow of diet culture. This book helps break down the effect that had (and continues to have) on us, the effect it had on our parents and the effect it is having on our kids. It is disheartening trying to raise a happy, confident, and kind person in a world that makes it clear that certain bodies are BETTER and more valuable than others. This book offers practical tools and education to help parents do better in raising kids who will appreciate and respect their unique bodies and the bodies of others. It offers science and evidence-based alternatives to the existing narratives that fat = unhealthy and fat kids must have lazy, complacent, or stupid parents. I am not as optimistic as the author in my hope for the future but if everyone read this book, I think we would be much closer to the dream of a world wherep one's body is not the primary determinant of their value.
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5 ⭐️ as an eating disorder therapist, I deeply valued & appreciated the authors time and intention spent untangling anti-fatness and how these beliefs have permeated nearly every aspect of our lives for both fat & thin bodies. I also appreciated the discussion around the inequality that exists within homes, particularly in the gendered roles in households where moms are bearing the burden of social expectations regarding the size of children’s bodies.
In reading some of the reviews for this book, I think some of the critiques are people want solutions - which I think is completely understandable. While I understand the sentiment, I think in order for us to have realistic and sustainable solutions for these issues, we need to understand anti-fatness and how these things impact us, and why it matters. Without these things, we cannot make changes. I think this book is a wonderful starting place for many
In reading some of the reviews for this book, I think some of the critiques are people want solutions - which I think is completely understandable. While I understand the sentiment, I think in order for us to have realistic and sustainable solutions for these issues, we need to understand anti-fatness and how these things impact us, and why it matters. Without these things, we cannot make changes. I think this book is a wonderful starting place for many
Should be a must read. Was eye opening to my own implicit bias/fat phobia
- Has stuff that focuses on parenting specifically but its interesting and helpful even if you aren't a parent.
- Talks a lot about fatphobia and how it affects everyone, even thin people. Definitely changed how I think about weight. And I already knew healthcare was weight biased but this book drives that point home.
- The last section kind of rehases the main points of the book. It's kind of repetitive if you just finished reading the book, but it serves as a good recap.
- Talks a lot about fatphobia and how it affects everyone, even thin people. Definitely changed how I think about weight. And I already knew healthcare was weight biased but this book drives that point home.
- The last section kind of rehases the main points of the book. It's kind of repetitive if you just finished reading the book, but it serves as a good recap.
I really wanted to read this because I need to make sure I don't pass on body issues to my kids but at ~60 pages in I am crying and panicking about my past experiences at doctors offices and my fear around my body and weight and I just don't think it is good for me to read right now. I want to read this in the future because I think it will be helpful before I become a parent.
Absolutely fabulous book about fatphobia, diet culture and the dangerous effects on these things on children. She makes the points in this book clear and easy to understand, and gives helpful and actionable advice for parents who are navigating these complicated topics with their kids. This is a must-read for parents and healthcare providers!
informative
reflective
slow-paced