Posts Tagged ‘tween’

BODY IMAGE CAMPAIGNS Helping our teen girls like themselves.

Posted on: April 14th, 2011 by Emma Fogt No Comments

I am revamping my talk called Body Image and You! which I have been giving to Middle Schools,High Schools and summer camps since 2002. This talk originally started as poster boards depicting magazine images and beauty myths, then evolved to a Power Point and now simply discussion with the magic of (so easily accessible!) online show and tell. The goal of Body Image and You! is to promote positive body image in students and to also question the media and social stereotypes of beauty.

In my search for updating my information here are some Body Image Links I would like to share.

Love Your Body: (loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org)
This website has a eye opening section on offensive Body Image ads. There is commentary under each of the negative ads explaining why they are offensive to women. I love that these negative ads are balanced with a page of positive ones. What a great way to discuss the Media in relation to women’s perception of themselves especially with highschool, middle schoolers and parents! http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/offensiveads.html

http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/positiveads.html

This site also has a really good down loadable slide or PDF of
“The ABCs and Ds of Commercial Images of Women”.

Campaign for Real Beauty (www.campaign for realbeauty.com)
In 2004 Dove launched it’s Campaign “Real Beauty”- I remember it well as I was looking for good content for my talks at that time and was very excited to find it. This campaign features real women, not models, advertising Dove’s firming cream. The advertisements focus on promoting real, natural beauty, in an effort to offset the unrealistically thin and unhealthy archetypal images associated with modelling. Now 7 years later the website has expanded to include a The Dove Self Esteem Toolkit for parents and students full of Conversation Starters, Impactful Activitie and In Depth Guides and Tools. I am so impressed I am listing the Body Image Guides here! THEY ARE EXCELLENT!
Activity Guides for Moms of Girls ages 8-11 years (36 pages)
Activity Guides for Girls ages 11-16 years (28 pages)
Youth Leaders Guide for Girls ages 10-14 (58 pages).

http://content.dove.us/selfesteemweekend/pdfs/DSEF%20Activity%20Guide%20for%20Mothers.pdf

Body Bliss Central (www.bodyblisscentral.com)
Contains Body a blog written by an English women “Sandy”. She asks how do we change the women hating culture of body image? From media, advertising even politics and education!
One of my favorite posts for a shot of reality is on how “Attitude is Everything!”: http://bodyblisscentral.com/your-attitude-your-body-image.

More to Me (www.moretome.org)
Take action with this online forum to share your experiences in areas of life, from childbirth to mental illness to immigration.Included is an online petition, which you can sign electronically and use your voice to convince law makers that state and federal funding is needed for these issues.

http://www.uhs.uga.edu/everybody/index.html

Finally a few VIDEOS!

GO FOR THE GREENS! In Lower Merion Elementary Schools

Posted on: March 1st, 2010 by Emma Fogt 1 Comment

The Lower Merion Elementary School System outside of Philadelphia is getting ready for GO FOR THE GREENS! week from Monday, March 15 through Thursday, March 18th. Everyone is invited to taste the surprise free green veggie of the day at lunch time and vote on it. Try this in your school!

DAY 1: Our first GO FOR THE GREENS surprise tasting is
1. kind’a creepy
2. From the squash family and
3. Begins with the last letter of the alphabet-
That’s right you guessed it! It’s delicate and tender- perfect for grilling or with a little minced garlic…ZUCCHINI!!! Come taste some free zucchini at lunch today and vote on it-everyone is invited.

DAY 2: Today’s surprise “GO FOR THE GREENS“ veggie is
1. made up of crunchy florettes
2. packed with vitamin C and iron
3. and is known to own stalks.
Yup! BROCCOLI! Try broccoli steamed or raw, add lemon or parmesan cheese or dip it! Have it today at lunch –free and tally it up on the GO FOR THE GREENS Poster!

DAY 3: Today is a green day. It’s St Patrick’s Day, spring is around the corner and The “GO FOR THE GREENS “ surprise veggie sample featured today is
1. yup you guessed it-green
2. can be broad, flat or wax
3. and stringy…
can you guess it! STRING BEANS! Come and taste a yummy free string beans at lunch today- Tally up your taste on the GO FOR THE GREENS poster- everyone is invited!

DAY 4: Today at lunch is the last day to try “GO FOR THE GREENS”.
Can you guess if the following statements are True or False?
The darker the green the more nutritious – true or false?
The USDA recommends 3 cups of dark green leafy vegetables/week -true or false?
Dark greens contain calcium and iron -true or false?
If you said true to all of the above . You are right!
Come try some a SUPER VEGGIE today at lunch- dark green baby SPINACH!- Everyone is invited to this free event.

The SHAC Nutrition Committee hopes YOU have fun GOING FOR THE GREENS!

Can a 4th Grader Have An Eating Disorder?

Posted on: June 22nd, 2009 by Emma Fogt No Comments

A large part of my practice deals with kids needing to gain weight. This may include 2 year old sensitive to food textures to  18 year old whose energy for growth spurts and sport exceed their level of energy intake. Over the last few years I have also seen children who are dieting… to the point where they feel they cannot stop. This “disordered eating” can lead to an eating disorder.  Children within normal weight parameters should be gaining weight each year through their school years and many even through their high school years depending on stages of development. So when I see weight loss or even weight plateau in children of normal weight I see a red flag.

This month Parenting Magazine (July 2009) wrote an excellent article on “Starving for acceptance, why younger children are dieting themselves sick-warning signs all moms need to know,” by Magaret Renkl. She states that the average age for onset of anorexia used to be ages 13 to 17 and now it is 9-12 years.

I not only recommend this article if you are concerned about a child losing weight but also recommend seeing your pediatrician and a pediatric dietitian to assess signs of trouble and your child’s nutrition status and risk.