By: The Centre for Effective Living
Lean bodies, taut muscles, chiselled noses and waif bodies. We cannot escape these images around us. Continue reading “Body Image: When It Becomes an Issue”
Body Image: When It Becomes an Issue
“They Just Have This Intolerable Hatred of Their Bodies” Says ‘Raising Girls Who Like Themselves’ Author
By: Katrina Roe
It’s pretty clear that something is going wrong with our girls when parents report that primary-aged girls are attempting to cut off their tummy fat with scissors. Continue reading ““They Just Have This Intolerable Hatred of Their Bodies” Says ‘Raising Girls Who Like Themselves’ Author”
Am I Not Pretty Enough? When Your Child Has Body Image Insecurities
Body image issues are common in children. Here are three things you can do starting today to help ANY child who is experiencing concerns about their appearance. Continue reading “Am I Not Pretty Enough? When Your Child Has Body Image Insecurities”
Boys Have Body Image Issues Too
By: Collett Smart
Part of my day job sees me lucky enough to spend time with teens. I have run media literacy seminars for students, in schools around the world, for a number of years now. Whenever I ask a group of tween or teen boys what they think the main area of body focus is, for boys, they yell out, ‘A six-pack!’ (I’ve even heard 9-year-old boys talking about and trying to compare their six-packs.) This line is the same, whether I am in Zimbabwe, New Zealand, the USA or Australia. Continue reading “Boys Have Body Image Issues Too”
New Netflix Series ‘Insatiable’: More Unhelpful Messages About Body Image [Review]
By: Laura Bennett
After making headlines with 13 Reasons Why and pushing the limits with To The Bone, Netflix aren’t scared of stirring up controversy with their teen content—and new series Insatiable is no different. Continue reading “New Netflix Series ‘Insatiable’: More Unhelpful Messages About Body Image [Review]”
Navigating Beauty and Body Image with Teen Daughters
Jessie Minassian encourages women to “unplug” from advertising and accept God’s definition of true beauty. Continue reading “Navigating Beauty and Body Image with Teen Daughters”
Women: Happy to Be Medium
By: Elaine Fraser.
I remember looking down at my legs in a gymnastics class and wondering why they were chubby. That was the first time I thought I was fat. The first time I compared myself to others. Continue reading “Women: Happy to Be Medium”
The Mummy-Bod Blues: How Social Media Can Drag Pregnant Women Down, and 3 Tips to Prevent It
By: Linda Lou
Social media can be a joyful and positive experience for women sharing their pregnancy or birth of their child with the world—but for 46% of women in a new study, it played a big role in creating negative emotions around their body image. Continue reading “The Mummy-Bod Blues: How Social Media Can Drag Pregnant Women Down, and 3 Tips to Prevent It”