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"Whenever I think about the power of peers (eek, that sounded way more after-school special than I meant it to), I always go back to this fact: When families move to another country, kids tend to adopt the accent or language of that country (instead of their parents&amp;#x27;). It&amp;#x27;s testament that our friends&amp;#x27; actions help shape who we are and how we fit in the world. So what about when it comes to your body image?Specifically: do your friends make you feel better or worse about your body? It&amp;#x27;s sort of a complex question, because there are a lot of different ways friends can influence how you see your own body. Maybe their influence isn&amp;#x27;t purposeful or overt (hopefully, no one here is getting Mean Girls-y comments from their friends!). It could be in the way they see their own bodies that changes the way we see our own. How do your friends impact the way you think about your body? Do they help you feel good about your body? Or do they make you feel bad about it? P.S. More Fat Talk Free Week fun here and here! More on body image: * Health Controversy: Did This Trainer Cross the Line By Promising &amp;quot;Teeny, Tiny Bodies&amp;quot;? * Boost Your Body Image With This Quick Exercise! * Body Image Poll: Do You Think You&amp;#x27;re Hot? 60 Percent of Americans Say Yes More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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