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Weight Neutral Language Swaps

It's all too easy to talk about food and weight in a way that can create unhelpful attitudes towards body image and nutrition. We've created these straightforward 'language swap' suggestions to help out...

We received a request from a parent who was concerned about the (UK) National Child Measurement Programme...

"I do not want their attention brought to what they might weigh or what they look like - they're already anxious about lots of things. I don't really want this discussed in front of them by the teachers at all.
I can't believe this is a national programme - it's a sure way to start thousands of children thinking about weight and starting a lifelong battle and brainwashing from diet culture/weight stigma. I'm trying really hard not to talk about my weight in front of them, which is hard!
I'd love some help to word an email to the school" - so we made this...

Watch Dr Angela Meadows share why weighing our children creates worse outcomes for them...

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NCMP in the News

Anupa Roper, author of the children's body image book 'Sparrowlegs' spoke about the NCMP impact and what parents can do instead on ITV Central News recently...