BodyKind Eating and Movement
Audience: Years 8 – 10 (14 – 16 year olds)
Session Length: 45mins -1hr
Group Size: 20 – 200
Diet and wellness culture bombard young people with health, body, fitness and eating ideals, messaging and imagery that confuse and contradict what being healthy is and looks like.
Supporting young people to turn away from diet and wellness culture and towards their own body’s needs, is BodyKind.
Butterfly presenters engage with quizzes, discussions, reflections, videos and personal experiences and address sensitive themes in a strength-based way, supporting relationships with the body, eating and movement, that is BodyKind.
*The social media legislation is respected when content discusses social media as an influence.
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Themes Explored
In this session, young people will explore:
- Body image.
- What a healthy relationship looks like and how this can be extended to the body, eating and movement.
- Diet and Wellness Culture.
- Critical thinking strategies to spot diet and wellness culture in digital advertising
- What a BodyKind relationship with eating and movement looks like and the importance of tuning into your own body.
- Strategies to nurture body image and mental health.
- What to do if you or someone is having a tough time with body image, eating and/or exercise.
Modifiable risk factors addressed
- Body dissatisfaction
- Internalisation of appearance ideals
- Restrictive dieting and excessive exercise
Protective factors supported
- Self-esteem and resilience
- Positive relationships with eating and physical activity
- Attitudes to help-seeking
- Healthy relationships with food and exercise
Curriculum links
HPE Personal, Social & Community Health
| Identities and Change | AC9HP10P01 |
| Making healthy and safe choices | AC9HP8P09, AC9HP10P09, AC9HP8P10, AC9HP10P10, |
| Making active choices | AC9HP8MO4 |
| General Capabilities | CCT, DL, PSC, EU |
