Picture 1 of 1
Gallery
Picture 1 of 1
Have one to sell?
Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith: New
US $18.16
ApproximatelyC $25.26
Condition:
Brand New
A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the seller’s listing for full details.
- Buy It NowFat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith: New
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free Standard Shipping.
Located in: Sparks, Nevada, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Wed, Aug 27 and Wed, Sep 3 to 94104
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:285243487232
Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2023-04-25
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN
- 9781250831217
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
1250831210
ISBN-13
9781250831217
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5057262321
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fat Talk : Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Pediatrics, Parenting / General, Sociology / General, Developmental / Child, Personality, Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Social Science, Psychology, Medical
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-005523
Reviews
"I am extremely grateful to Virginia for writing Fat Talk . It's a fearless and game-changing addition to the conversation about kids, food and weight, and a book that all parents need to read." --Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet "If you have ever held a piece of food or briefly glimpsed a part of your body and felt a complicated thing, you need to read this book. Fat Talk is about parenting--but also about living--within and outside of the nefarious stories we've been told about food and bodies and how and why they relate to health; about the dangers of restriction and the freedom and the power that can come from loving ourselves and one another on new and better terms." --Lynn Steger Strong, author of Flight and Want " Fat Talk is the book I wish my parents had when I was growing up." --Julia Turshen, New York Times bestselling author, "I am extremely grateful to Virginia for writing Fat Talk . It's a fearless and game-changing addition to the conversation about kids, food and weight, and a book that all parents need to read." --Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet "If you have ever held a piece of food or briefly glimpsed a part of your body and felt a complicated thing, you need to read this book. Fat Talk is about parenting--but also about living--within and outside of the nefarious stories we've been told about food and bodies and how and why they relate to health; about the dangers of restriction and the freedom and the power that can come from loving ourselves and one another on new and better terms." --Lynn Steger Strong, author of Flight and Want, "I am extremely grateful to Virginia for writing Fat Talk . It's a fearless and game-changing addition to the conversation about kids, food and weight, and a book that all parents need to read." --Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet "If you have ever held a piece of food or briefly glimpsed a part of your body and felt a complicated thing, you need to read this book. Fat Talk is about parenting--but also about living--within and outside of the nefarious stories we've been told about food and bodies and how and why they relate to health; about the dangers of restriction and the freedom and the power that can come from loving ourselves and one another on new and better terms." --Lynn Steger Strong, author of Flight and Want " Fat Talk is the book I wish my parents had when I was growing up." --Julia Turshen, New York Times bestselling author "Making meaningful social change--especially when it comes to America's insidious diet culture--can feel like slow, Sisyphean work. It requires not only questioning the complex systems we live within but also imagining new, better solutions. Lucky for all of us with bodies, Virginia Sole-Smith is a visionary. In Fat Talk , she generously guides grown-ups toward unlearning everything we've been taught about weight and worth and teaches us to show young people that they are always enough just as they are. Everyone should read this book." -- Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor and Like a Mother "With Fat Talk, Virginia Sole Smith hasn't just given us a great book for parents of fat kids. She's given us an indispensable resource for adults preparing kids of all sizes to navigate a world full of bodies, biases, and appearance-based judgment. If you've ever longed for a conversation about fat kids that's rooted in facts, candor, and empathy, this is it. Fat Talk is a must-read for any adult who wants to build a kinder, more accepting, and more just world for the kids in their lives." --Aubrey Gordon, cohost of Maintenance Phase and author of "You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People, "I am extremely grateful to Virginia for writing Fat Talk . It's a fearless and game-changing addition to the conversation about kids, food and weight, and a book that all parents need to read." --Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet "If you have ever held a piece of food or briefly glimpsed a part of your body and felt a complicated thing, you need to read this book. Fat Talk is about parenting--but also about living--within and outside of the nefarious stories we've been told about food and bodies and how and why they relate to health; about the dangers of restriction and the freedom and the power that can come from loving ourselves and one another on new and better terms." --Lynn Steger Strong, author of Flight and Want " Fat Talk is the book I wish my parents had when I was growing up." --Julia Turshen, New York Times bestselling author "Making meaningful social change--especially when it comes to America's insidious diet culture--can feel like slow, Sisyphean work. It requires not only questioning the complex systems we live within but also imagining new, better solutions. Lucky for all of us with bodies, Virginia Sole-Smith is a visionary. In Fat Talk , she generously guides grown-ups toward unlearning everything we've been taught about weight and worth and teaches us to show young people that they are always enough just as they are. Everyone should read this book." -- Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor and Like a Mother "With Fat Talk, Virginia Sole Smith hasn't just given us a great book for parents of fat kids. She's given us an indispensable resource for adults preparing kids of all sizes to navigate a world full of bodies, biases, and appearance-based judgment. If you've ever longed for a conversation about fat kids that's rooted in facts, candor, and empathy, this is it. Fat Talk is a must-read for any adult who wants to build a kinder, more accepting, and more just world for the kids in their lives." --Aubrey Gordon, cohost of Maintenance Phase and author of "You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People "If you've ever struggled in your relationship with food and your body--and especially if you're trying to raise kids to be resilient in the face of diet culture--this book is essential reading. Virginia offers a nuanced and deeply reported look at the many unintended consequences of the rhetoric around 'childhood obesity,' and presents a powerful case for rethinking the conventional wisdom about weight and health. At a time when the world feels increasingly cruel to fat kids, this book will be a beacon of hope to many." --Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS, author of The Wellness Trap and Anti-Diet, "I am extremely grateful to Virginia for writing Fat Talk . It's a fearless and game-changing addition to the conversation about kids, food and weight, and a book that all parents need to read." --Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet "If you have ever held a piece of food or briefly glimpsed a part of your body and felt a complicated thing, you need to read this book. Fat Talk is about parenting--but also about living--within and outside of the nefarious stories we've been told about food and bodies and how and why they relate to health; about the dangers of restriction and the freedom and the power that can come from loving ourselves and one another on new and better terms." --Lynn Steger Strong, author of Flight and Want " Fat Talk is the book I wish my parents had when I was growing up." --Julia Turshen, New York Times bestselling author "Making meaningful social change--especially when it comes to America's insidious diet culture--can feel like slow, Sisyphean work. It requires not only questioning the complex systems we live within but also imagining new, better solutions. Lucky for all of us with bodies, Virginia Sole-Smith is a visionary. In Fat Talk , she generously guides grown-ups toward unlearning everything we've been taught about weight and worth and teaches us to show young people that they are always enough just as they are. Everyone should read this book." -- Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor and Like a Mother "With Fat Talk, Virginia Sole Smith hasn't just given us a great book for parents of fat kids. She's given us an indispensable resource for adults preparing kids of all sizes to navigate a world full of bodies, biases, and appearance-based judgment. If you've ever longed for a conversation about fat kids that's rooted in facts, candor, and empathy, this is it. Fat Talk is a must-read for any adult who wants to build a kinder, more accepting, and more just world for the kids in their lives." --Aubrey Gordon, cohost of Maintenance Phase and author of "You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People "If you've ever struggled in your relationship with food and your body--and especially if you're trying to raise kids to be resilient in the face of diet culture--this book is essential reading. Virginia offers a nuanced and deeply reported look at the many unintended consequences of the rhetoric around 'childhood obesity,' and presents a powerful case for rethinking the conventional wisdom about weight and health. At a time when the world feels increasingly cruel to fat kids, this book will be a beacon of hope to many." --Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS, author of The Wellness Trap and Anti-Diet "This paradigm-shifting book...flip[s] the script on diet culture and anti-fat bias...With its message of trusting our kids' bodies (and everyone else's) as they are as both a social-justice issue and an act of love, this is a great place to begin." -- Booklist , *starred* "[Sole-Smith] refrains from making readers feel guilty; rather, she is instructive and encouraging. ...Sole-Smith provides well-rounded discussions of eating disorders, puberty, calorie counting, fitness influencers, and the myth that a fat child necessarily means that they have lazy or disengaged parents...A thoughtful and intuitive book that is not just for parents." -- Kirkus Reviews "[C]ompassionate...[Sole-Smith's] eye-opening research upends conventional assumptions about what a healthy body looks like, and readers will appreciate the affirming tone. The result is a striking challenge to fatphobia." -- Publishers Weekly, "I am extremely grateful to Virginia for writing Fat Talk . It's a fearless and game-changing addition to the conversation about kids, food and weight, and a book that all parents need to read." --Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet "If you have ever held a piece of food or briefly glimpsed a part of your body and felt a complicated thing, you need to read this book. Fat Talk is about parenting--but also about living--within and outside of the nefarious stories we've been told about food and bodies and how and why they relate to health; about the dangers of restriction and the freedom and the power that can come from loving ourselves and one another on new and better terms." --Lynn Steger Strong, author of Flight and Want " Fat Talk is the book I wish my parents had when I was growing up." --Julia Turshen, New York Times bestselling author "Making meaningful social change--especially when it comes to America's insidious diet culture--can feel like slow, Sisyphean work. It requires not only questioning the complex systems we live within but also imagining new, better solutions. Lucky for all of us with bodies, Virginia Sole-Smith is a visionary. In Fat Talk , she generously guides grown-ups toward unlearning everything we've been taught about weight and worth and teaches us to show young people that they are always enough just as they are. Everyone should read this book." -- Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor and Like a Mother, "If you have ever held a piece of food or briefly glimpsed a part of your body and felt a complicated thing, you need to read this book. Fat Talk is about parenting--but also about living--within and outside of the nefarious stories we've been told about food and bodies and how and why they relate to health; about the dangers of restriction and the freedom and the power that can come from loving ourselves and one another on new and better terms." --Lynn Steger Strong, author of Flight and Want, "I am extremely grateful to Virginia for writing Fat Talk . It's a fearless and game-changing addition to the conversation about kids, food and weight, and a book that all parents need to read." --Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet "If you have ever held a piece of food or briefly glimpsed a part of your body and felt a complicated thing, you need to read this book. Fat Talk is about parenting--but also about living--within and outside of the nefarious stories we've been told about food and bodies and how and why they relate to health; about the dangers of restriction and the freedom and the power that can come from loving ourselves and one another on new and better terms." --Lynn Steger Strong, author of Flight and Want " Fat Talk is the book I wish my parents had when I was growing up." --Julia Turshen, New York Times bestselling author "Making meaningful social change--especially when it comes to America's insidious diet culture--can feel like slow, Sisyphean work. It requires not only questioning the complex systems we live within but also imagining new, better solutions. Lucky for all of us with bodies, Virginia Sole-Smith is a visionary. In Fat Talk , she generously guides grown-ups toward unlearning everything we've been taught about weight and worth and teaches us to show young people that they are always enough just as they are. Everyone should read this book." -- Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor and Like a Mother "With Fat Talk, Virginia Sole Smith hasn't just given us a great book for parents of fat kids. She's given us an indispensable resource for adults preparing kids of all sizes to navigate a world full of bodies, biases, and appearance-based judgment. If you've ever longed for a conversation about fat kids that's rooted in facts, candor, and empathy, this is it. Fat Talk is a must-read for any adult who wants to build a kinder, more accepting, and more just world for the kids in their lives." --Aubrey Gordon, cohost of Maintenance Phase and author of "You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People "If you've ever struggled in your relationship with food and your body--and especially if you're trying to raise kids to be resilient in the face of diet culture--this book is essential reading. Virginia offers a nuanced and deeply reported look at the many unintended consequences of the rhetoric around 'childhood obesity,' and presents a powerful case for rethinking the conventional wisdom about weight and health. At a time when the world feels increasingly cruel to fat kids, this book will be a beacon of hope to many." --Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS, author of The Wellness Trap and Anti-Diet "This paradigm-shifting book...flip[s] the script on diet culture and anti-fat bias...With its message of trusting our kids' bodies (and everyone else's) as they are as both a social-justice issue and an act of love, this is a great place to begin." -- Booklist "[Sole-Smith] refrains from making readers feel guilty; rather, she is instructive and encouraging. ...Sole-Smith provides well-rounded discussions of eating disorders, puberty, calorie counting, fitness influencers, and the myth that a fat child necessarily means that they have lazy or disengaged parents...A thoughtful and intuitive book that is not just for parents." -- Kirkus Reviews "[C]ompassionate...[Sole-Smith's] eye-opening research upends conventional assumptions about what a healthy body looks like, and readers will appreciate the affirming tone. The result is a striking challenge to fatphobia." -- Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Book Riot best book of 2023 A Science Friday best book of 2023 An Audible best well-being audiobook of 2023 By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids believe that "fat" is bad. By middle school, more than a quarter of them have gone on a diet. What are parents supposed to do? Kids learn, as we've all learned, that thinness is a survival strategy in a world that equates body size and value. Parents worry if their kids care too much about being thin, but even more about the consequences if they aren't. And multibillion-dollar industries thrive on this fear of fatness. We've fought the "war on obesity" for over forty years and Americans aren't thinner or happier with their bodies. But it's not our kids--or their weight--who need fixing. In this illuminating narrative, journalist Virginia Sole-Smith exposes the daily onslaught of fatphobia and body shaming that kids face from school, sports, doctors, diet culture, and parents themselves--and offers strategies for how families can change the conversation around weight, health, and self-worth. Fat Talk is a stirring, deeply researched, and groundbreaking book that will help parents learn to reckon with their own body biases, identify diet culture, and empower their kids to navigate this challenging landscape. Sole-Smith draws on her extensive reporting and interviews with dozens of parents and kids to offer a provocative new approach for thinking about food and bodies, and a way for us all to work toward a more weight-inclusive world.
LC Classification Number
BF723.B6S65 2023
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (516,090)
- m***m (2313)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI’m thrilled with my recent purchase . The website was user-friendly, and the product descriptions were accurate. Customer service was prompt and helpful, answering all my questions. My order arrived quickly, well-packaged, and the product exceeded my expectations in quality. I’m impressed with the attention to detail and the overall experience. I’ll definitely shop here again and highly recommend from this seller to others. Thank you for a fantastic experience!
- a***n (54)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (97)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.
Product ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- Jul 13, 2023
Excellent
Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: lou6133
More to explore:
- Family, Parenting & Relations Nonfiction Dieting Fiction & Nonfiction Books,
- Family, Parenting & Relations Nonfiction Aging Hardcovers Books,
- Family, Parenting & Relations Nonfiction Aging Paperbacks Books,
- Parenting & Family Parents Magazine Magazines,
- Family, Parenting & Relations Nonfiction Aging Fiction & Nonfiction Books,
- Parents Magazine Magazines,
- Parenting & Family Parents Magazine Illustrated Magazines,
- Parenting & Family Magazines,
- Nonfiction Dieting Fiction & Nonfiction Books,
- Cookbooks Nonfiction Dieting Fiction & Nonfiction Books
Seller feedback (516,090)
- m***m (2313)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI’m thrilled with my recent purchase . The website was user-friendly, and the product descriptions were accurate. Customer service was prompt and helpful, answering all my questions. My order arrived quickly, well-packaged, and the product exceeded my expectations in quality. I’m impressed with the attention to detail and the overall experience. I’ll definitely shop here again and highly recommend from this seller to others. Thank you for a fantastic experience!
- a***n (54)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (97)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.