Backpacks, Body Shame & the Playground of Food Talk

Written By Penny Greening

AUG 25, 2025

The fallout of body-based bullying isn’t just emotional. It has serious mental health consequences. Numerous Canadian studies and school health surveys have found that children who are bullied are at significantly higher risk for:

  • Anxiety and depression

  • Low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction

  • Social withdrawal and academic decline

  • And sometime worse

Developing resilience doesn’t mean brushing off body shame or pretending it doesn’t hurt. It means facing it openly, staying curious about our children’s inner worlds, and being willing to unlearn our own internalized narratives too.

This article was written by Penny Greening and originally published by BC Parent Newsmagazine. FULL ARTICLE

Penny Greening https://www.reframevoices.ca
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