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[buffie]

Just a quickie before I do actually go. I have just secured funding to go into a school and talk about Eating Disorders with Teaching assistants? I am putting together something (ok when I get back now) but I would love to hear anything you'd be interested to know and also do you know of any guidelines in your schools regarding confidentiality with Eating Disorders or guidelines. Anything is helpful so could you PM me please or email.

 

Thanks so much

 

Buff xxxx

Edited October 17, 2006 by Guest

[AnnieP]

Have Pm'd you Buff.

[Popcorn]

I'll ask Darren over the weekend too Buffie x

[theherd123]

Buffie - how is this going for you? Got it all planned yet?

[buffie]

Sorry missed this Posted another thread

 

Thanks for asking Emma and it's monday. need your help again guys!

 

BBxx

[buffie]

Just posting as this got lost in the glitches. I posted an update as there is a useful pack available, that I took into the school I visited yesterday. Aimed at 11-14 yr olds

 

it's called Body Talk and you can get it here: www.campaignforrealbeauty.com

 

It also has downloads for mums and daughters and other useful info on body image.

 

BBx

Edited October 18, 2006 by Guest

[Cate in NZ]

Thanks for that link Buffie... I'll have a look at it later, it sounds like a useful resource .

[Lesley]

Just posting as this got lost in the glitches. I posted an update as there is a useful pack available, that I took into the school I visited yesterday. Aimed at 11-14 yr olds

 

it's called Body Talk and you can get it here: www.campaignforrealbeauty.com

 

It also has downloads for mums and daughters and other useful info on body image.

 

BBx

 

My reply also got lost in yesterday's glitches

 

Congratulations Buff - you must have made an impression to be asked back .

 

I'm interested in the workshops you mentioned although I was wondering if 11-14 may be a bit late for some? The problems Lauren has been having with bullies (in the 8/9 year old class) now includes "you're fat" - she is very worried now although we've never used the word and she certainly isn't fat, just a good few inches taller than everyone else. I'll be passing the links on to my daughter - thanks Buffie.

[The Dogmother]

Lauren is gorgeous! Aren't children cruel?

 

Rosi has had taunts like that at school - she's not fat at all, but is sturdy like her dad and will never be skinny. She was really crushed at the time, but we have worked on building up her confidence and she's now happy enough in herself that she can just walk away from people like that.

 

I have taken care to stress that the importance is eating healthily, not being skinny and dieting, which too many of her contemporaries seem obsessed by - at 8-9 years old!

[Guest]

Just posting as this got lost in the glitches. I posted an update as there is a useful pack available, that I took into the school I visited yesterday. Aimed at 11-14 yr olds

 

it's called Body Talk and you can get it here: www.campaignforrealbeauty.com

 

It also has downloads for mums and daughters and other useful info on body image.

 

BBx

 

I'm sure you're aware of this, Buffie, as you're going to work in a school - but it's not just about daughters and mums...

 

boys develop eating disorders too - they "present" in different ways to girls...

 

a recent report from Childline said this: (among other things)

 

A small minority of calls in the sample were from boys - only 50 of the 1,067 total. The experiences boys have in developing eating disorders appear similar to those of girls but there are significant differences in the way boys and girls talk about their eating problems and some of the triggers setting them off. These appear to be centred on the roles and behaviours considered acceptable to boys in society. The report discloses that boys are twice as likely to say that bullying is part of their problem and are far more likely to confide in their doctor or their mother about an eating problem – perhaps due to fear of being bullied by their peers. Calls to ChildLine also portray boys as feeling an additional sense of shame about having what is seen as a ‘girl’s problem’.

 

Boys talk about their eating disorders in a more factual, straightforward way, unlike girls who tend to start by saying they’re worried about their weight, and then to gradually unravel their ‘bundle of problems’. Boys focus on the health or medical reasons for being thin, rather than the aesthetic explanations girls give. Girls often tell ChildLine that they feel judged, and judge themselves, on how they look and they generally express more self-hatred than boys, which is mirrored in the way they speak about their bodies.

 

there are some recent articles on this

 

here: http://tinyurl.com/yj2ap7

 

and here: http://tinyurl.com/yzzu4p

 

and there is quite a well-researched essay "Eating Disorders in Males" which can be downloaded from here: http://www.eating-disorders.org.uk/info.htm (which is a site I'm sure you've seen)

 

there's a very moving story about a mother and her anorexic son here: http://www.boyanorexia.com/About%20Us.htm

 

that's probably enough for now - and I'm sure you're on top of it.. I'm sure it'll prove to be a very valuable addition to school life.

 

Phil

[buffie]

Absolutely phil, I pointed this out to the school and someone had experience of a boy, now a young man. I want the charter and awareness to be aimed at all children ( boys and girls, I posted this somewhere )and yes Lesley younger too (that's just the age group the campaign and EDA have chosen) . It's never too late but the earlier body acceptance is introduced the better!

 

Thanks for the links Phil. I have tried to work with boys but my experience is very much from a female perspective and I think this is difficult overcome.

 

 

The link I gave does have body image work for boys too ( I think) but only has a specific download for mums and daughters The EDA do have info for boys.

 

BBx