After doing the Body image activities (How I see you, Self vs public perception, gender differences)
Facilitate a discussion that includes the following:
- How did it feel to give compliments?
- How did it feel to receive compliments?
- How easy is it to see positive things about yourself?
- Is self-perception and public perception the same thing?
- What is the ‘perfect body’? Where do our perceptions about this come from?
Resources
Brook Advisory Service – Section on positive body image. www.brook.org.uk/my-body/
YMCA – Work on body confidence in young people. http://ymca.co.uk /bodyconfidence
BBC radio report with young people talking about their bodies.
www.bbc.co.uk /learningzone/clips/a-radio-report-with-young-peoples-views-about- body-image-audio/11687.html