Promoting Healthy Body Image

Over 50% of children worry about how they look, 36% say they will do whatever it takes to look good, and 57% have considered going on a diet! Scary statistics when all we want is happy children who celebrate their own uniqueness.  That’s why today’s episode is all about body image - a tricky subject for us as parents to navigate, so hope by listening to this podcast you come away with some easy to implement techniques.And of course if you find this show helpful, please do subscribe, share and leave a review to help other parents find us so we can spread the love.Here are the highlights: (01:04) Children worry about body image too! (04:31) The media has a huge impact on our children (08:53) We must be self-aware about our own body image first (14:28) Being fit does NOT mean not feeling fat (16:43) Making healthy choices (22:46) Teach our children to be media savvy (24:22) Creating a healthy narrative 💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.