I'm certainly not an expert in this, and I'm not an expert in the research in this field, but I think when we overemphasize the role of media, we miss the bigger picture.
Obviously I'm in support of not progressing towards increasingly severe emaciation and the other things we talked about in terms of the representation of women. But I think it's really important that we train our children, our youth, early care providers, and our parents to help support children in understanding these images; to provide them with resilience, both emotionally and cognitively, to understand these images; to see themselves as unique and distinct and capable of making choices.
You can't live in a bubble. I think we need to also look at that big picture of what breeds resilience in children. I think the same things that breed resilience in children around eating disorders are the same things that breed resilience around addictions, other mental health concerns, and so on.
I'm talking about early childhood stuff here.