Ahh, Book Week. Two words that strike fear into the hearts of parents all over the country. We’re all for a week that celebrates books and the joy of reading, but could probably do without the “Mummmmm, I need a Book Week costume” at 8pm on a Sunday night… So we’re here to let you …
Embracing Book Week: the best body image books for kids Read More »
We’ve all been there – those awkward first five minutes of a family gathering when you’re standing around in the kitchen making small talk with people you haven’t seen in 12 months, searching your brain for something, ANYTHING to say. Out of desperation, people will often default to what’s right in front of them: appearance. …
What not to say this Easter (and what to say instead) Read More »
The first day of school brings up a whole lot of feelings for our kids – some of them are excited to see their friends again, wear their new uniforms and school shoes, and fill those blank notebooks with a great title page. Others are filled with the anxieties of starting at a new school, …
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In this episode, we learn more about our hosts, Taryn Brumfitt and Dr Zali Yager – who they are and why they are here. Body image is a complex issue, and people of all ages, genders, shapes, and sizes can have concerns about their bodies that hold them back in life. We’re on a mission …
Embrace Your Body Podcast: Episode 1 – Key messages to help kids Embrace their bodies Read More »
Sports uniforms- there’s a particular smell (usually sweaty), a particular feel (mostly polyester), and definitely a particular look. At the basic level, the uniform is there so you don’t accidentally pass the ball to the wrong person- though in my case, you can never be sure! Uniforms are an identifier, and they bring people together- …
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Many of us know that sinking feeling when your adolescent daughter makes that comment or says that thing and you realise… she’s starting to hate her body. She is starting to take on all the things that society and social media and her peers tell her about the way that girls and women ‘should’ look. …
Promoting Positive Body Image In The Home With Tweens and Teens Read More »
There’s a new Barbie movie coming (in 2023)…Cue panic by all of the parents who know that their kids will be bugging them to see it, but are worried about the damage for their body image. Many parents ask me about Barbie.And back when I didn’t have kids, and thought I could control such things, …
Picture this – your child walks in on you trying on a new outfit in the mirror- you are trying to smooth down your stomach, checking the back to see your butt… then your brain starts letting your thoughts out, and you say “hmm, I think I’ll take this back, I hate the way my …
The majority of women – up to 90%- and many men would like to change something about the way that they look, and in most cases, their weight is the thing they want to change ie., “I just want to lose 5 kg”. Across the lifespan, we know that, although body dissatisfaction is at its …
Despite being a body image researcher, I was not prepared for my kids to start saying the word ‘fat’. When my oldest boy was four, it seemed like he started to say ‘fat’ a hundred times a day- and I freaked out. I tried to ban it like a swear word. Of course that didn’t …
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