Parents who want to protect and empower their children should understand the importance of teaching them anatomically correct terms like penis and vagina. Medically reviewed by Bree Lustre, MD ...

Among adults, we can see the same effects with body weight that we see with face shape in adults and children. If we are shown a lot of heavy bodies, the bodies we rate as attractive get heavier ...

Professor Lynda Boothroyd, from Durham University's Department of Psychology, carried out a first-of-its-kind study to examine the flexibility of body weight perceptions in children and young adults.

Professor Lynda Boothroyd, from Durham University's Department of Psychology, carried out a first-of-its-kind study to examine the flexibility of body weight perceptions in children and young adults.

We know adults can be easily influenced by what they believe to be a "normal" body shape, but it turns out children start forming their own perceptions from a very young age. These body ideals ...

A survey shows many physicians do not want to be involved in schools' annual checkups out of concern that parents do not want ...