Although this week’s Living and Learning statement is about summarising the work on the 8Rs we’ve been focusing on so far this half term, this week we had a visit from Dove to talk about body image.
We explored where pressure comes from for us to consider our appearance too much. Some really interesting videos showed us just how much an image we might see in professional media can be manipulated. Then, we discussed different points of the video in groups.
When we were sharing our thoughts, we had some really thoughtful and mature points to make:
You don’t need a lot of make up to be beautiful.
You should just be yourself and not try to be someone else.
Everybody likes different things and you can’t please everybody so please yourself.
Finally, we made a pledge given what we’d considered today:
I pledge to take fewer selfies.
I pledge not to want to be like other people.
I pledge to be happy with who I am.
At home, discuss what a positive body image is; what affects us having a positive body image; and how we can ensure we’re positive about ourselves.