Weight issues for children...?

Question

Has anyone else noticed that the question 'Am i fat for my age?' is predominantly made by girls under 16. Some as young as 13

I can't fathom why they would care at such a young age, they haven't even fully grown, some not even puberty!

What makes them so worried about their weight?

Answer 1

i'm 13, and i constantly tell my mum i'm fat if you look at my question it'll show you just how much i think i am fat

Answer 2

The media + bullies at school.

Answer 3

they are worried about their weight because they are fat. have you seen the kids in town these days? they are  overweight. they will be eating a burger or a pasty while they stroll around looking for the next food outlet. they will have food in one hand and a can of fizzy drink  in the other. obesity is epidemic .  kids should worry. and they should look at the rubbish they eat.

i saw a mum giving her 18 month old baby in a buggy , a huge greasy sausage roll. she then poured coke down the poor childs throat. its very worrying to see kids being fed like that.

Answer 4

Well, as the 1st answerer said!! Media!!

They want to look like celebrities, I'm 15 btw!!

I think all the pretty ppl they see on TV drove them crazy and paranoid about how they look, Victoria beckham, Jennifer anniston, all the celebs are skinny so they want to be one~~~The Hills, I think it's enough to see this girls to make u sick of urself!!

Answer 5

Peer pressure.

Answer 6

I am fat!

We worry cuz we want to look good all the time and we want to look like people in the magazines and people we see on tv.

Answer 7

im 15 next month and i have to say.... its all about looking good infront of your friends.

call us silly but the thing is, with our hormones raging and everything changing the only thing we want to control is our shape.

i recovered from anorexia this year, and i  noticed myself getting too thin,and i started eating, i know it sounds silly but i still think im fat. but its all in the mind.

look on TV and tell me, what is the ratio of fat women to thin women.

i think so.skinni-ness is all around us, and when you see all your friends look soo thin, you feel like an outcast and its troubling... and you wanna change your looks.

its quite upsetting that this proportion of teens (including myself) all want to be thin, but the thing is... todays society has made it even harder for little girls.

to be honest, people as young as 7 or 8 are going into anorexia cuz they look at the tv and then they look at the mirror and they dont think that they look "normal"

Answer 8

im one of the people woh has summited 'am i fat for my age' you might not get why but everyday when you see skinny pritty girls you wanna look like them and everyone comments on the way you look and its how you see your slef i see myself as a fatty bcoz all my mates are iver really skinnier then me or alot xx