Mums influence how kids feel about their bodies. Here’s how to make it positive

Mums influence how kids feel about their bodies. Here’s how to make it positive

New research has found mothers have a unique influence on body image,particularly when it comes to their daughters.

  • bySarah Berry

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It’s ‘the beautiful game’,so why shouldn’t its players glam up?

It was ever thus:people telling girls and women how they should or shouldn’t look. Female stars of the Women’s World Cup are rightly rejecting such gratuitous advice.

  • byAnne Hyland
The rise of the ‘reverse boob job’

The rise of the ‘reverse boob job’

Breast reductions are becoming increasingly common,with young women most likely to opt for the procedure.

  • byLisa Creffield
Everything I learnt when I posed naked at 49

Everything I learnt when I posed naked at 49

It’s never too late to step out of your comfort zone,even if your children cringe.

  • byBecky Dickinson
‘He forces himself to eat more’:One mum’s struggle with her son’s ‘bigorexia’

‘He forces himself to eat more’:One mum’s struggle with her son’s ‘bigorexia’

Worries about muscularity and body image are affecting more boys than ever before.

  • bySally Leeds*
The dirty truth about Australia’s hygiene habits

The dirty truth about Australia’s hygiene habits

We are,apparently,below the global average when it comes to “hygiene and grooming”.

  • byRichard Glover
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Tassie’s midwinter nude swim exposes more than skin

Tassie’s midwinter nude swim exposes more than skin

How long can freezing water silence the inner,body-shaming voice?

  • byKris Kneen
Dodgy health claims and nudity:Instagram’s top fitness influencers under fire

Dodgy health claims and nudity:Instagram’s top fitness influencers under fire

A quarter of the images examined were sexualised or contained nudity highlighting the need for influencers to better understand what they’re giving their audience.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
A diabetes drug is being used for ‘easy’ thinness. Is it as magical as it seems?

A diabetes drug is being used for ‘easy’ thinness. Is it as magical as it seems?

It’s become a social media obsession. Could Ozempic and other drugs like it really solve the West’s weight woes?

  • byAmanda Hooton
A sure and curious guide into the world of fat liberation

A sure and curious guide into the world of fat liberation

Kris Kneen’s book is a narrative of a journey of embodiment and self-acceptance.

  • bySam van Zweden
Why so many people,including the Kardashians,have plastic surgery regret

Why so many people,including the Kardashians,have plastic surgery regret

When Kylie Jenner said she wishes she’d never touched her face,she’s not alone. Experts say plastic surgery regret is a common result.

  • byKaty Hall