The children’s entertainer Blippi has helped children get excited to learn about numbers, colors and shapes. Now the popular character (originated by Stevin John and currently played by Clayton Grimm) ...

We know adults can be easily influenced by what they believe to be a "normal" body shape, but it turns out children start forming their own perceptions from a very young age. These body ideals ...

“Little pitchers have big ears” may be an old-fashioned folk saying, but the message is still true today: Our kids hear everything we say and usually internalize it. That fact has been top of mind for ...

A new crop of children’s book authors are trying to help kids develop curiosity about their physical bodies. But how exactly do they turn fraught body politics into compelling children's stories? As ...

SAN ANTONIO - – These days you hear the word ‘boundaries’ a lot when talking about well-being. What does that mean? Boundaries are rules or expectations you put in place that make you feel safe, ...

Today’s youth are bombarded with a constant stream of toxic information about their bodies. Suggestions to hide flaws are everywhere, from the social media they consume to altered celebrity figures ...

We want our kids to see their bodies as we have since day one: beautiful, strong, and amazing. But the sad truth is, from a startlingly young age, kids begin to have less-than-positive attitudes about ...

Research has found that 53 percent of young American girls report having negative feelings about their bodies. By the time they reach the age of 17, that number grows to 78 percent. And boys are not ...

Every day Tina’s 10-year-old daughter would come home from school in tears. The smart, shy fifth-grader was getting teased by her peers every single day because of her large, bushy eyebrows and the ...