We worked closely with Media Smart as consultants on this project.
Body Image is Affecting Children Earlier than Ever – How Can You Help Your Pupils?
We all want our children to be happy and resilient, confident in their own skin and positive about who they are. Sadly, however, we’re seeing a shift in how children view themselves. We spoke to PSM Magazine to explain how body image issues might have once been are increasingly effecting younger children.
How can we help children with body image issues to see themselves more positively?
Following the release of Minnie and Max Are Ok! we sat down with JKP Blog to discuss the rising issue of body confidence in children. Watch the video where we explore the ways we can help them to see themselves more positively and celebrate their identities.
Build Your Child’s Body Confidence
The cult of celebrity and rise in media airbrushing are said to have led to an increase in negative body image amongst primary school aged children.
Here we discuss the issue and offer some expert tips from Chris Calland, Behaviour Specialist and Education Consultant, on how to boost your child’s body confidence.
‘Tinder’ for teens
The social networking site Yellow, which has seven million users, has been described as ‘Tinder for teens’. Mother, Tanith Carey spent two months monitoring the activities of youngsters on the site. Carey says it is an ‘unedifying meat market’ for ‘sexual fishing’ which puts teens at risk.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4165508/Inside-seedy-world-Tinder-teens.html
How do you help young girls feel happier?
Selfies, celebrities and social media – there has never been more pressure to look good 24/7.
More than a third of girls aged 10 to 15 years old are unhappy with their appearance and a quarter are unhappy with their lives, a new report from the Children’s Society’s has found.
While boys’ sense of happiness remained stable, girls’ happiness has plunged.
So why are girls suffering from low self-esteem and what can we do to make them feel better about themselves?
Our new website is here
We are very pleased to announce the arrival of our new website. The new format will help us communicate upon a variety of platforms, from desktops to smartphones. We have worked closely with Burleigh, based in Portishead, who have managed and developed the new site for us. You will find information on the services we provide, as well as links to our publications and our latest news. You can also contact us directly through the site by sending us an email.