| Record Number |
12814 |
| ISBN |
9780864317735 |
| Location |
613.2 ODE |
| Author |
O'Dea, Jenny |
| Title |
Everybody's different : positive approach to teaching about health, puberty, body image, nutrition, self-esteem and obesity prevention / Jenny O'Dea. [BOOK] |
| Portion of title |
Everybody's different. |
| Positive approach to teaching about health, puberty, body image, nutrition, self-esteem and obesity prevention. |
| Published |
Camberwell, Vic. : ACER Press, c2007. |
| Collation |
x, 326 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| General Note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 1. Body image and health in children and adolescents -- 2. Body image and eating problems among boys and girls -- 3. Positive body image programs in schools -- 4. Developing self-esteem -- 5. Media literacy for a positive body image -- 6. Growth development and puberty -- 7. A positive approach to food and nutrition -- 8. Weight issues and child obesity prevention -- 9. The role of teachers in body image development and prevention of obesity -- 10. A whole-school approach to body image and obesity -- 11. Summary and conclusions. |
| Allows teachers to apply a planned approach to issues in an informed, positive and effective manner for body sensitive young people. |
| Everybody's Different details how to apply a proven self esteem approach in schools, community settings and clinical situations to improve body image conceptions, prevent eating disorders and obesity, and foster health, nutrition and physical activity in young people. Adopting a whole-school approach and based on 16 years of research and teacher training, this book contains: Case studies; Research outcomes; Classroom activities; Worksheets, games and word puzzles; Teacher training; Community links. Everybody's Different allows teachers to apply a planned approach to issues in an informed, positive and effective manner for body sensitive young people. - Publisher website. |
| Subject |
Children -- Nutrition -- Study and teaching. |
| Teenagers -- Nutrition -- Study and teaching. |
| Body image in children -- Study and teaching. |
| Body image in adolescence -- Study and teaching. |
| Eating disorders in children -- Study and teaching. |
| Eating disorders in adolescence -- Study and teaching. |
| Self-esteem in children -- Study and teaching. |
| Self-esteem in adolescence -- Study and teaching. |
| Obesity in children -- Study and teaching. |
| Obesity in adolescence -- Study and teaching. |
