Image editing applications have made it difficult for the new generation to accept and love their body. Nearly 7 in 10 parents believe that the wave of new image editing apps and filters along with trends related to appearance are affecting their children`s body image, according to a report. The report showed that 69 per cent of parents of children younger than 18 think social media image editing apps and filters have a negative influence on their children`s body image.

In addition, 65 per cent of parents agree that social media trends related to appearances, like diet or exercise, have a negative influence on their children`s body image. "It`s important to talk to kids about food and their bodies," said Dr Erin McTiernan, paediatric psychologist at the Nationwide Children`s Hospital in the US. She advised parents to pay attention to the content children are consuming on social media and how it`s impacting them.