1. S. P.I.E.S: PHYSICAL

2. In your notes write down: “Is there pressure to look good?” Write down your answer.

3. DISCUSS  Do girls criticize their physical appearance more than guys? If so, why do think this is?  Do guys face pressure to look a certain way? PHYSICAL

4. WATCH  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=litXW 91UauE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=litXW 91UauE …forward to 1 min 30 sec - Dove Real Life Beauty sketches- PHYSICAL

5. DISCUSS: What does the media tell us is “beautiful”? PHYSICAL

6. It Begins Early! Look at This... PHYSICAL

7. DID YOU KNOW… Barbie’s waist is the same as her head. Her neck is twice as long as an average human’s. Her legs are 50% longer than her arms. Average woman? 20%.

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9. Watch This! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0j f46U Dove Evolution – takes a woman and transforms them into supermodel MANIPUTLATION PHYSICAL

10. Watch This! Photo of Real life Barbie: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/valeria-lukyanova-vice_n_3672260.html (watch only 45 sec.) Real Life Ken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KNW WUX38W0 (1:40) PHYSICAL

11. And Ken Doesn’t Help Things Either… PHYSICAL

12. Boys and Body Image http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- _I17cK1ltYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- _I17cK1ltY takes a man and transforms them uses MANIPUTLATION …forward to 2 min 40 sec The Morning Show - Styled With Love Interview on Teenage Boys Body Image http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f- naFDzUJTA PHYSICAL

13. Self-Esteem  How we perceive ourselves is directly linked to whether or not we have low or high self-esteem. PHYSICAL

14. Self-Esteem  Building a healthy self-image requires time, energy and patience.  The foundation of a healthy self-image is unconditional love. Unconditional love does not need to be earned. It is given freely and completely.  Ideally, unconditional love is offered first by our parents and then by other significant people in our lives. PHYSICAL

15.  We will also receive negative messages from others at certain times in our development. These messages may have a damaging effect upon the development of our self image, but this negative effect can be offset by love, acceptance and respect.  As we mature, we develop the capacity to choose which messages from others we wish to use to build our self-image and which messages we wish to reject as untrue or unimportant. PHYSICAL

16. A Christian Perspective on How to View our Bodies  We are called to look at ourselves and others as human beings with dignity that deserve respect, not our critique or belittlement. PHYSICAL

17. Imperfectly Beautiful PHYSICAL

18. DISCUSS  Why is it important to remember NOT to judge a person based on how he/she looks? PHYSICAL

19. “A Body Fit for God” (BWM 22-24) Using the text, answer the below questions in your notebook: 1. The fact that the son of God came as an unborn child shows us that … 2. Jesus’ suffering teaches us about how we should respond to those who are sick or suffering because … 3. We learn about human dignity from the fact that Jesus’ wounds were not healed in the resurrection because … PHYSICAL

20. Journal: A Body Fit for God 1. Some ways we show lack of respect for our human bodies are... 2. “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is an important message because... 3. I am made in the image of God. This helps me to remember to treat myself with dignity. This means... PHYSICAL