Tag Archives: body image

How To Look Good Naked

Posted on November 28, 2007 by heidi

I was flipping through the TV channels last night, trying to unwind in the short window of time I had after getting the kids to bed and before starting the work I had to finish. There was nothing on that … Continue reading →

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Media Messages

Posted on October 16, 2007 by heidi

Check out this video from Dove’s empowering “Campaign for Real Beauty” marketing campaign for an effective reminder of the media messages that we (and our children) see all the time: Dove Film – Onslaught Here’s another video about girls’ self … Continue reading →

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Our Beautiful Daughters

Posted on October 15, 2007 by heidi

This Barbie campaign (http://www.webelieveingirls.com/) has me thinking. There are a few postings on the site talking about how our dolls have no impact on our self image. In one of his recent blog postings, Chuck Scothon writes about watching his daughter:  … Continue reading →

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Barbie’s New Campaign

Posted on September 25, 2007 by heidi

“Mom! You’ve gotta come watch this!” My daughter called me the other night and, when I got downstairs, she restarted the Barbie “Island Princess” movie so that I could watch a short advertisement at the very beginning of the DVD. … Continue reading →

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