Mum's fury as school offers girls free Spanx to 'make them look thinner' and enhance body image
The angry mum shared the letter on Facebook saying she was outraged the school seemed to be telling young girls about value of not feeling pressured into having the "optimum" Body but then giving out Spanx to help them slimmerScots cancer teen Lily Douglas ill after bleed on the brain during treatmentAshley post was then shared to Twitter by Courtney Morgan who explained the letter had received to Ashley 8th grade daughter who would be aged 13 to 14 years old.i would say the mum, caused from Mississippi, documented a snap of the letter which said: "Girls are more inclined than boys to have a negative body image. This [-censured-=https://twitter.com/charmdate]charmdate.com[/-censured-] may be because many women across the nation feel pressured to measure up to strict and unrealistic social cultural beauty ideals, Which may lead to a negative body image,Girls with a positive body image are more likely to have good physical and mental health.Read MoreGirl with nut allergy refused place on school bus because staff aren trained for EpiPen use"Girls with negative thoughts and feelings about their bodies have a propensity to develop certain mental health conditions, Such as eating disorders and depression symptoms, informs us The Daily Star.It went on to say that the school Southaven Middle wanted to "Help our girls develop a much healthier body image,well then, The letter went on to offer you shapewear, Bras too "Health merchandise" close to "Healthy literary works" On nourishing a "measured body image,Shapewear, Often referred to as Spanx because it is the most well known brand is tight fitting, Elasticated underwear that helps to hold in the stomach, Legs and bum and erase a woman figure.The shape wear tops and bottoms were told her i would schoolgirls in sizes small to -censored- large.Ashley acknowledged she was "Beyond pd at the school, indicating: "So precisely what my 8th grade daughter brought home from school today. I am over ped, Though I not sure if I more ped at the fact that they sent this home, Or the very ignorance of the counsellors at the school.Read MoreMum divides opinion after admitting she thinks it ok to leave baby in car while shoppingThe school also faced a barrage of criticism online from others pointing out that young girls shouldn have to think about their body image.Ashley put on: "I had to read it a few more times, to ascertain I was actually reading what I was actually reading.