Become a Body Bright Family.
What is Body Bright Families?
Body Bright Families is a component of the Butterfly Body Bright program. It helps families of primary school age children to foster a positive body image alongside healthy attitudes and behaviours towards their body, eating, and physical activity in their home.
Body Bright Families offers free resources to help ALL families and children to BE:
Brave - against appearance teasing
Resilient - to unhelpful media messages
Inclusive - of all bodies
Grateful - for our bodies
Happy - from joyful movement
Thoughtful - with eating
Why is this important?
Children who feel good in their body and feel good about themselves are more likely to have good self-esteem, be self-accepting, and look after their body through healthy eating attitudes and enjoyment of physical activity. Promoting a positive body image is important for ALL children of all body shapes, weights and sizes, so they can thrive at school and life.
Body Bright Families aims to help you build a solid foundation for your child to develop a positive body image, and healthy attitudes and behaviours towards eating and physical activity.
Why should my family get involved?
Body image develops early in life. Families play a vital role in helping children form an accepting and positive relationship with their body, and establishing healthy attitudes and behaviours about eating and physical activity – that they can take with them through life.
Body Bright Families provides you with information and important messages and tips across the six Body Bright themes, that will complement the Butterfly Body Bright messages your child receives while involved in the program at school. It’s important that children receive consistent and positive messages in all their environments, so that they can thrive in school and life.
How can I get my child’s school involved?
If your child’s primary school is not registered as a Butterfly Body Bright School (yet!), you might like to share information about the program with your child’s teacher or the decision makers at your school.
Praise for Butterfly Body Bright.
“I found reading the fact sheets reassuring as I knew they were from a reputable source and the content was reliable and up to date”
— Jennifer, Parent
“A collaborative approach is what is required so that the entire community is aware and on the same page in terms of creating a positive body image.”
— Gavin, Parent
“Helping families understand body image a little bit better is wonderful”
— Jo, 32 (Lived experience survey participant)
Further information and free activities to help your Family be Body Bright.
Are you concerned about your child’s relationship with their body, eating and physical activity, or their physical development?
For more information about early warning signs and what to do if you are concerned something serious is developing (or being experienced), please click here.
Further questions about Butterfly Body Bright?
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We commit to embracing diversity and eliminating discrimination in health care. We welcome all help-seekers and strive to create a safe place for all people, irrespective of their size, shape, age, abilities, gender, sexuality, cultural background, language, economic status, profession or location.