Wales Assembly Member Bethan Jenkins thinks teaching kids about body image and self-esteem in school could help prevent eating disorders. With this in mind, she's asked the Education Minister for a national curriculum.

Wales Online reported the following about Jenkins' efforts:

Her campaign comes amid concerns that 11 and 12-year-olds  especially girls  are already comparing themselves to pictures of emaciated models widely used by the media. Ms. Jenkins, who chairs the National Assemblys cross-party group on eating disorders, said: "I believe that it is important that young people learn about their bodies from an early age"

UK studies have found that six out of ten teenage girls suffer from poor self-esteem, and think they'd be happier if they were thinner. Ms. Jenkins is asking for body image and self-esteem sessions to be added to the personal and social education (PSE) curriculum.

Labels: body image, education

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