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Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture
by Virginia Sole-Smith
This is a must-read book for not only parents, but for everyone. I’ve been on the heavy side since childhood, and I’m just so grateful that Virginia Sole-Smith put together a book discussing how our society treats bigger people. There are so many negative stereotypes about bigger people, and a lot of it has to do with ridiculous myths and misconceptions about why people are overweight.
The book really focuses on how the way we talk about fatness to our kids is extremely damaging. It not only leads to depression and a negative self-view, but it also often leads to extremely harmful eating disorders. And as previously mentioned, a lot of it isn’t even rooted in science.
Although this book discusses young women for the majority of the book, as a father of a 14-year old son, I was glad there were some sections about young men and fathers as well. While I do think this book is a must-read for everyone, I don’t have high expectations that the perception of fat people will change anytime soon, unfortunately. But this is a fantastic book overall.
The book really focuses on how the way we talk about fatness to our kids is extremely damaging. It not only leads to depression and a negative self-view, but it also often leads to extremely harmful eating disorders. And as previously mentioned, a lot of it isn’t even rooted in science.
Although this book discusses young women for the majority of the book, as a father of a 14-year old son, I was glad there were some sections about young men and fathers as well. While I do think this book is a must-read for everyone, I don’t have high expectations that the perception of fat people will change anytime soon, unfortunately. But this is a fantastic book overall.