Do Modeling Classes Lead to Eating Issues?
www.jcasablancas.com Many parents hesitate to let their children pursue modeling or acting classes out of fear that focusing on “externals” or on an industry riddled with ultra-thin models will encourage eating disorders. This is well-intentioned concern; parents are right to care about who and what influences their children. But children who develop issues with eating and distorted ideas on body weight do not do so because of the modeling industry and classes that encourage a healthy self-image may actually help rather than hurt. Anorexia and Bulimia are not sudden events in a child´s life that just “pop up”. These disorders build strength over time, much like a snowball down a hill. A seed of negativity is planted and grows over time. Low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and poor body image combine and intensify: the sufferer either endlessly strives for unattainable perfection or will simply give up and feel worthless. Though the symptoms may begin to show during a child´s teen yea
