BodyTalk 3 My Special Body
Helping young children develop and maintain a healthy body image.

For 6 to 9 year olds.

This special video teaches children that health can come at any size, to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full, and to move because it feels good. Children of diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes talk about the negative impact of being teased because of how they look, solutions for coping with those situations, the benefits of eating healthy foods, and why exercise is fun.

RT: 20 min. Level: Elementary Facilitator’s Guide Release: 2004

BodyTalk 2 It’s A New Language

A video on body acceptance issues for 8 to 11 year olds.

In this documentary, children of diverse backgrounds and sizes talk about body esteem, puberty, trying to fit in, and finding support. Designed to empower our youth to celebrate their natural size and shape instead of what society promotes as the ideal body.

RT: 20 min. Level: Middle School GUIDE Release: 2002

QUESTAR - Gold Award

REVIEWS:

". . . PERFECT! My students were riveted!"
- Laura Goldbaum, St. Mary's Medical Center

". . . a MUST have Resource!"
- Pat Lyons, RN, MA, Int'l Consultant on Health

BodyTalk: Teens Talk About Their Bodies, Eating Disorders & Activism

A peer-to-peer video on body acceptance issues for 9 to 18-year-old girls and boys—a serious issue.

Girls and boys from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and a range of socio-economic status and body sizes discuss the messages they receive from media, family, and friends about their bodies and eating patterns. A stimulating video that highlights the struggles, the resistance and the pain associated with our body image.

RT: 28 min. Level: Jr/Sr. High, College, General GUIDE Release: 1999