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Child Psychiatrists Are Begging Parents to Stop Saying This in Front of Their Daughters
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Child Psychiatrists Are Begging Parents to Stop Saying This in Front of Their Daughters

How girls think about their bodies is subjective, but their perception is heavily influenced by a variety of external factors—including their own parents. And, as a result, we may be passing down body image issues unintentionally, with a simple turn of phrase. We asked Dr. Helen Egger, child psychiatrist and co-founder of children’s mental health app Little Otter, to explain the one thing she begs mothers to stop saying around their daughters.

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Digital Mental Health Startups for Kids Are Raking in Cash, New Data Shows. It Won’t Be Enough to Fix the Crisis
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Digital Mental Health Startups for Kids Are Raking in Cash, New Data Shows. It Won’t Be Enough to Fix the Crisis

Venture capital funding for digital behavioral health tools for children and teenagers reached $919 million in 2021, up from $54 million in 2017 and more than double the amount raised in 2020, according to Rock Health data provided exclusively to Morning Consult. However, new virtual care companies face challenges with payment, access and building up their clinical workforces as they look to broaden their reach with younger patients.

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