Sunday, July 6, 2008

Beauty game has an ugly side

My 11-year-old daughter has been playing an internet game where she can give virtual characters plastic surgery and diet pills to make them slim, so they become rich and famous.

I've talked with her about how the computer can be helpful and harmful, and I'm appalled she's been doing this behind my back and it's available to impressionable youngsters.

She's now preoccupied with her appearance and weight, and I fear that she may develop an eating disorder.

What can I do?
- Sophie



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