Body Image and Blogging: What are we teaching our kids?
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Roni | Filed under: FitBloggin'10, News | 3 Comments »“Young girls are more afraid of becoming FAT than they are of cancer, nuclear war, or losing their parents.”
-Lisa Bergins, Dying To Be Thin
The Body Image and Blogging session will focus on body image and how you express your feelings about yourself on your blog.
- Would you be proud to have your children, and/or family members read your words?
- What have you expressed about your self esteem and body image that you may not want your kids to know?
- Will your words have a positive impact on your children?
- What posts will you be immediately deleting after reading this?!
Our children are the bloggers of the next generation.
- As the bloggers of this generation we have the power to influence positive change.
- How can we unite on this cause?
- How can we collectively promote self esteem and positive body image?
Heather Blessington will lead this discussion joined by Marsha Hudnall, Melissa “Lissa” Henriquez, Carla Birnberg and a panel of health and body image bloggers sure to set off a lively discussion! She is the founder of the collective body image blog WeAreTheRealDeal.com and mamavision.com, a blog dedicated to being a voice of reason for those with eating disorders.
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