Challenging Ideals to be BodyKind

How strongly a young person internalises societal appearance, beauty and body ideals significantly influences their body image. Ideals and trends not only add pressure, they also perpetuate perfectionism, comparisons and appearance related banter, teasing and bullying.

Butterfly presenters engage with quizzes, discussions, reflections, videos and personal insights to address these sensitive themes in a strength-based way, so young people can be BodyKind.

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Themes explored

In this session young people will explore:

• How personality, mindset and perfectionism affect body image
• Strategies to reframe body and appearance self-talk
• Ways to challenge limiting appearance ideals and trends to reduce body comparisons to be BodyKind
• Managing appearance banter, teasing and bullying
• Help-seeking for self and how to support a peer or friend who may be having a tough time.

Modifiable risk factors addressed

• Low self-esteem
• Body dissatisfaction
• Internalisation of appearance ideals
• Body comparisons
• Appearance teasing and bullying

Protective factors supported

• Self-esteem and resilience
• Digital literacy skills
• Body appreciation
• Attitudes to help-seeking

Curriculum links

HPE Personal, Social & Community Health  

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