Keeping our Girls Media Savvy!- learn how to start a discussion or think critically about media images!
At our CHICs summer camp this past July we spent a full-day on the topic of body image which included looking at how women and girls are portrayed in the media. This education is important for girls because they are being exposed to sexual messages at increasingly early ages, and the sexual content of children's media is on the rise!
Therefore, we looked at magazines and discussed how women are portrayed in the advertising. Parents here is a critical thinking exercise you can do with your daughters to strike up conversation and help your daughters get media savvy too!
Look through various magazines and focus strictly on the colours used in the ads. Does colour direct your eye to certain words on the page? Are they words like 'sexy', 'slim', 'hot'? Now pay attention to the colour of the models lipstick, clothing or handbag...are they the same colour?
The marketing industry is keen and they know how to get your mind to associate with the words on the magazine pages. Hmmm, if I own this hand bag people will think I am 'hot' too! Pay attention to how you feel about yourself? Would you buy that product? Why? Your answers to these questions may need some thinking.
Critical thinking skills exercises like this one are imperative for a girls healthy development of how she thinks and feels about herself. It helps a young girl make decisions based on informed knowledge vs. media sabotage.
Get your daughter to join us for one of our workshops or Spring Break camp to learn more about healthy body-image and self-esteeem!
Therefore, we looked at magazines and discussed how women are portrayed in the advertising. Parents here is a critical thinking exercise you can do with your daughters to strike up conversation and help your daughters get media savvy too!
Look through various magazines and focus strictly on the colours used in the ads. Does colour direct your eye to certain words on the page? Are they words like 'sexy', 'slim', 'hot'? Now pay attention to the colour of the models lipstick, clothing or handbag...are they the same colour?
The marketing industry is keen and they know how to get your mind to associate with the words on the magazine pages. Hmmm, if I own this hand bag people will think I am 'hot' too! Pay attention to how you feel about yourself? Would you buy that product? Why? Your answers to these questions may need some thinking.
Critical thinking skills exercises like this one are imperative for a girls healthy development of how she thinks and feels about herself. It helps a young girl make decisions based on informed knowledge vs. media sabotage.
Get your daughter to join us for one of our workshops or Spring Break camp to learn more about healthy body-image and self-esteeem!
CHICs Camp and Workshops - Register before you miss out! We had an overwhelming response to our summer camp (camp was over full!!!!) and I wanted to give parents the heads up to register for CHICs Fall workshops and our Spring Break week-long camp early! See our Workshops section to REGISTER NOW www.esteemedchics.com
Resources for Parents and Teachers - Media Awareness Network! I wanted to draw attention to this CANADIAN resource website for Parents and Teachers. It is full of great information! Check out these links! Stereotyping - Girls and Women and don't forget this link Beauty and Body Image in the Media
CHIC Power,
Angela
Angela
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