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Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture
by Virginia Sole-Smith
An important book about the pervasiveness of diet culture and how we talk about bodies, especially around children.
Notable Quotes:
•“Amelia also appreciates that Eliza finds ways to say “Your body is not your value” as often as possible. “We point out the lack of body diversity and weight discrimination when we see it, and honestly, both of my kids now tend to point it out before we have to, which is great,” Eliza says. “But I’m sure we could do a better job of saying clearly and out loud that her body isn’t a measure of her worth as a human.”
•”We can reject the premise that our worth, as parents or as people, should be measured by our weight. And when we do that, diet culture has nothing to feast on. Controlling your body size stops being the goal.”
I didn’t agree with the author on every aspect of this book, and I hoped for more scientific references about weight and health, but I do think it’s a worthwhile read for everyone who interacts with children.
Notable Quotes:
•“Amelia also appreciates that Eliza finds ways to say “Your body is not your value” as often as possible. “We point out the lack of body diversity and weight discrimination when we see it, and honestly, both of my kids now tend to point it out before we have to, which is great,” Eliza says. “But I’m sure we could do a better job of saying clearly and out loud that her body isn’t a measure of her worth as a human.”
•”We can reject the premise that our worth, as parents or as people, should be measured by our weight. And when we do that, diet culture has nothing to feast on. Controlling your body size stops being the goal.”
I didn’t agree with the author on every aspect of this book, and I hoped for more scientific references about weight and health, but I do think it’s a worthwhile read for everyone who interacts with children.