Girls, Pictures, and Filters
Like you, I grew up in a world without smartphones. Compared to life for our kids in today’s world, our ability to take photographs was minimal. Cameras with film kept us from seeing what our photos looked like until the…
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Instagram and Body Image
It’s not at all surprising that researchers have found a link between heavy use of the social media platform Instagram, and anxiety about one’s body image. The study, published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture, surveyed one hundred…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 88
Turns Out, Image IS Everything Download Conversation 88 here. Check back daily for new conversations.
Human Dignity
There’s a big difference between seeing yourself as a human being instilled with dignity, and seeing yourself as an object. Sadly, the world of advertising is pounding our kids with a non-stop deluge of images that support a self-understanding that’s…
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