'Too fat to be a princess?' Young girls worry about body image, study shows

Nearly half of the 3- to 6-year-old girls in a new study worry about being fat. The study surprisingly concluded that the girls did not appear to be influenced by short video clips of stereotypically beautiful, thin princesses in animated children's movies. But it's still important for parents to use "The Princess and the Frog" and other movies to start conversations with their children about weight, skin color and their perceptions of beauty.

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