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What is Body Image?

身体形象的图片我们自己的身体和the way we believe others may think about our bodies. Sometimes, the mental picture that we create of our bodies is quite different from what we see in the mirror and what others see. It is common to focus on what can be considered a negative aspect to our bodies while overlooking the positives. This is very common in older school-age children and teenagers. Once a child’s body enters puberty and begins to change into an adult body, insecure feelings and negative body images can take shape.

学龄儿童的共同不安全是关于体重。在青春期期间，学龄儿童将经历增长刺激。有些人可能会让孩子感到lanky和尴尬;其他人留下了额外的重量。

Negative body image affects boys and girls. In today’s society, with easy access to photographs of celebrities and models, school-age children are exposed to images of an “ideal body type” that has been created by the media.

A negative body image can also come from what others say . Teasing and bullying can cause school-age children to develop negative feelings about their bodies and lowers their self-esteem. Not all children will develop at the same time or in the same way, and often the children that develop faster or slower than the majority may be picked on for their appearance.

What to Look For

Part of your role as a school-age staff member will be to make daily observations of the children in your care. You’ve already received information about conducting health and safety checks, but it is also important that you pay attention to the mental health of school-age children. School-age children who have a negative body image or are suffering from low self-esteem may display some of the following behaviors:

How to Help

As a school-age staff member, the first way you can help the children in your care is to be a positive role model. Try your best to be healthy, active and positive. Do not make negative comments about yourself or talk about the new diet fad you are trying. Be confident and positive and accepting of who you are both inside and out. The following tips will help children have positive body images and healthy self-esteem.

• Identify and redirect negative or inaccurate thoughts：如果您正在与一个叫做自己或自己的孩子，或者取笑他或她的外表，请通过重定向负面评论。专注于积极的东西或帮助孩子设定目标。例如，如果孩子沮丧，因为他是他唯一没有经历过大型增长的朋友，则解释所有孩子都以不同的速度增长，并且他的身体也将在适当时期增长。在一起工作，并在需要时提供辅导帮助和资源。
• 给予适当的赞誉: Not all children receive praise at home. Give compliments, encouragement and praise to every child, every day. Having an adult that is proud of them and who believes in them can mean a world of difference to children who have self-esteem issues. Observe your children daily so that you can give compliments on a new pair of glasses or a new haircut. Give encouragement when children are playing a game of soccer or working on a project. Give compliments for a job well done.
• Discuss acceptance:开放讨论接受你self for who you are. Help children understand the difference between the characteristics and features that they cannot change about themselves, such as their shoe size or ethnicity, and the features they can change, like reaching a healthy weight or improving athletic skills.

目标设置

Goal setting is a very important aspect of self-esteem and self-improvement. There is nothing wrong with wanting to improve something about ourselves, as long as we go about it a healthy way. Work with school-age children to help them set goals for things they want to accomplish. If a children would like to improve their basketball skills, help them figure out time to practice. If a child would like to become more physically fit, help him or her set realistic goals and give opportunities to participate in physical activities within your program. Check on the child’s progress and provide encouragement.

以下是帮助学龄儿童设定目标的提示：

• 现实和具体的目标是最容易保留的。短期目标对学龄儿童更容易专注于似乎压倒性的。
• Being organized helps school-age children complete a goal. In the Apply section of this lesson, you will practice helping children organize their goals.
• Patience is required to make a lifestyle change become a habit. It could take several months for changes to such things as diet and exercise to become routine.
• 重复实现了目标。学龄儿童定期重复他们的目标可能会有所帮助，告诉他们的家人和同龄人，或者把它写下。
• Setbacks or roadblocks do not mean failure. It may be easy for school-age children to become discouraged if they don’t succeed right away. It is important to remind them that change takes time and dedication.
• 如果由于正确的原因设定，则只能获得目标。确保学龄儿童设定了他们想要为自己而完成的目标。

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Helping school-age children through the stages of development is an important part of your role as a staff member. Remember to always be respectful and to only provide factual information.

• 支持。试着记住它是一个遇到身体和情感变化的学龄儿童的样子。是理解和同情这种发展阶段。
• Provide resources。Always have quality factual information on hand to share with the school-age children in your program as well as their families. Body image and self-esteem can be difficult topics to discuss, so having good information at your fingertips will help you know what to say.
• 提供鼓励。如果学龄儿童正在努力与自尊或身体形象问题斗争，令人鼓舞和支持。帮助他们将任何负面情绪重定向到积极的情绪中并为自己设定目标。