Our goal is for children, adolescents, and young adults to receive this information and learn valuable tools that they can use to develop resilience against the society’s toxic diet culture and idealized beauty standards.
Prevention
more likely for kids in larger bodies to be bullied
63%
46%
of 9-11 year olds have already been on a diet
81%
of 10 year olds are afraid of being called fat
Studies have shown that children with positive body image are more likely to engage in health-promoting behaviors. This is why Dr. Ganesan developed a curriculum which will teach children how to develop and maintain a healthy body image.
They will learn about:
The dangers of diet culture, how to navigate social media responsibly, how to develop self-love and find authentic beauty, and how to celebrate body diversity.
Curriculum Offerings:
