A Teen Guide to Reconnecting with Body, Mind, Food and Soul: Training Manual and PowerPoint CD
Curriculum for Middle and High School Students

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Body Image Awareness, Self-esteem Enhancement: Training Manual and PowerPoint CD
Curriculum for 4th - 5th graders

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Author: Beverly Price, RD, MA, RYT

• Learn about historical perspectives on current body image attitudes in this country
• Know the dangers of dieting
• Evaluate mass media messages and their influence on beliefs
• Practice nutrition and exercise routines for a lifetime of good health
• Practice problem solving skills and reaching out to someone that you suspect has an eating disorder
• Understand genetic family tree and its' role in shaping individuality
• Cultivate role models in developing healthy self-esteem and a healthy self-image
  

Our program, Special Me uses age-appropriate prevention principles to teach pre-pubescent children to:

• Understand normal development and weight patterns during puberty
• Gain a historical perspective on current body image attitudes in this country
• Become aware of the dangers involved in dieting
• Think critically about media messages and resist unhealthy cultural pressures regarding weight and dieting
• Develop healthy eating behaviors and active lifestyles
• Respect genetic diversity of body shapes and sizes and understand steps involved in conflict-resolution
• Develop an identity and positive self-esteem based on inner strengths and not on appearance

Information for parents is also included in both programs in order to educate parents as to the significance that their role has in shaping their child's attitudes about their bodies and eating habits. Parental involvement is of utmost importance in order to elicit support in putting these learned concepts into practice at home.

Lessons engage children in understanding historical perspectives on the development of unrealistic body images in Western culture, recognizing the role played by heredity in determining body shape, the role of hunger and satiety, and the risks of dieting behaviors.

The curriculum teaches healthy eating, facing the challenges of junk food, and the benefits in choosing and active lifestyle. It promotes fluency in interpreting mass media messages about "ideal beauty" and empowers children to resist feeling deficient in comparison to "ideal" media images.

Self-Study and Evaluation Assessments are found at the back of each manual.  They may be mailed, faxed or preferably e-mailed to Beverly@gettingthatjumpstart.com.