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Teasing about weight can affect pre-teens profoundly, study suggests
September 24, 2010 by NewsBot
Schoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child's sense of self-confidence. But a new study suggests that a particular kind of teasing -- about weight -- can have distinctive and significant effects on how pre-teens perceive their own bodies.
