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Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith

molldollriv's review

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3.0

I would say this has great information on how to talk to kids about bodies but it kind of glosses over the science of nutrition. It could have been better. Great discussion book.

ND Women Connect Book Club November 2024

aadgate's review against another edition

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5.0

WE HAVE BEEN LIED TO

cr0ssfish's review against another edition

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5.0

everyone should read

juliewallacewrites's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Important, vital information for parents trying to raise kids with healthy relationships to food and their bodies. Highly recommend! 

bestpartofafire's review against another edition

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3.0

There were some parts I loved and some parts where I felt like her position was a little extreme (like saying it’s reasonable to let her kid eat a plain stick of butter for dinner). It was all worth a read and worth consideration, though, especially as our kid gets old enough to understand more of what people are talking about around her.

jjens's review against another edition

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5.0

Fantastic information and I really appreciated the variety of topics and approaches. Lots of practical tools, ideas, etc. Also the resources provided for reference are super helpful. This helped me understand my own bias and behavior as well as giving me ideas for my kids and kids in my life.

taramarinarasauce's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.5

This is a must read for all parents, teachers, coaches, and anyone else who remotely regularly interacts with kids. I’ve always been straight-sized, am childfree by choice, and am well versed in anti-fat bias and weight-neutral healthcare, but I still very much benefited from this book. (I have friends with kids, expect some of my siblings to have kids, and occasionally give mental health presentations in middle schools.) Minus 0.5 stars because I find the citation formatting much less clear than most other research-dense books I read.

ajunkel's review

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4.0

I don’t agree with every take this author has, but overall this was a compulsively readable look at raising kids in a world that demonizes fatness. As I sat here finishing it, my 8-year-old asked if I thought she was thin, so its relevance is obvious for me, despite being in straight sizes myself and with (currently) thin children. Navigating a world where self-hatred is the norm is tricky, and this book offers a lot of common sense and data on rejecting the idea that thinness is health or worth striving for.

daniellescharf's review against another edition

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4.0

A great book for parents to read all about anti fat bias! Read in preparation for work. Says all the right things and is super informative!

quotekatie's review against another edition

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5.0

Science-based, practical, intersection and challenging. Loved this.