From television and movies to magazines and billboards, our society is constantly exposed to images that make us take a step back and think about our own body image. The results of such thoughts are usually negative; people begin to worry about aspects of their perceived image they never considered before.
Of course, we as a society know that adults deal with body image issues; however, we are sometimes reluctant to acknowledge that even young children face these same dilemmas.
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The Story Behind Girls on the Run
Sydney Davis, Executive Director of Girls on the Run of New Jersey East, sat down during a segment of One-on-One with Steve Adubato to discuss the problem that is highly prevalent among girls as young as five years old.
“We live in a culture that is very fixated on body image right now,” says Davis. “As young as five, [girls] are just starting to notice how they look and compare themselves to others and compare themselves to girls they see on TV or girls they see in ads, and they start to kind of want to measure up.”
Davis further discusses the power of Girls on the Run, a program for girls ages 8 to 13. The program teaches life skills through conversation-based lessons and even friendly athletic activities.
To learn more about Girls on the Run, check out this segment of One-on-One with Steve Adubato.
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