untitled A Guy's Guide to Body Image Listen Al's friend Rachel invited him to go to the lake for the day with her family. Rachel thought Al was fun to be around — plus he was cute. Rachel really hoped he'd say yes. Al turned Rachel down. The Truth About Guys Many people think of guys as being carefree when it comes to their appearance. You may hear a lot about being a tough guy, but how often do you hear that being a guy is tough? The good news is that self-image and body image can be changed. Why Is Body Image Important? Body image is a person's opinions, thoughts, and feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance. Body image is part of someone's total self-image. Listen How Puberty Affects Body Image Although body image is just one part of our self-image, during the teen years, and especially during puberty, it can be easy for a guy's whole self-image to be based on how his body looks. Some guys don't feel comfortable in their changing bodies and can feel as if they don't know who they are anymore. Listen Listen
Is that really me? The ugly truth about beauty filters | Australian lifestyle Popping a beautifying filter on the TikTok video she was filming seemed harmless to Mia. It made it look as though she had done her makeup, took away the hint of a double chin that always bothered her, and gently altered her bone structure to make her just that bit closer to perfect. After a while, using filters on videos became second nature – until she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror one day and realised, to her horror, she no longer recognised her own face. “I just felt so ugly … It’s a very scary moment,” she says. “When you’ve got that filter up all the time … you almost disassociate from that image in the mirror because you have this expectation that you should look like that. As well as adding makeup, many of the popular filters that have crept into app libraries also change the face’s proportions, generally to fit female, European beauty standards, with thinner faces, smaller noses and plump lips. “I’m a bigger girl,” she says.
Nude photos: 7 laws protect you - but they're not enough How much does UK law protect your naked selfies? Err, not very much. And that's a problem because over half of us have sexy or nude pictures floating around the web. Some 54% of internet users had sent a sexy picture online, according to research by security firm McAfee in 2014. So what laws protect your nude pictures in the UK? These ones: 1. Any action that involves illicit access to someone else's computer is illegal according to The Computer Misuse Act 1990. 2. Using naked pictures to pressure people for money or anything else is illegal in the UK – under the 1968 Theft Law. 3. Angry comments or even threats? 4. Taking pictures of someone without consent when they’re in private premises contravenes privacy laws that apply to photographers – and anyone with a camera. If the pictures are also sexual in nature or used for sexual gratification, the voyeurism law in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 also kicks in. 5. The problem? It's not just a women's issue And nobody's safe.
Coming out - Family Lives Is your child trying to drop hints? Some children may try to drop hints to you, either verbally or through their behaviour, that they may be gay. Being particularly homophobic may sometimes be an indicator. Your child may be trying to deflect attention from their own feelings of being attracted to someone of the same sex. Some young people may explore their parents’ views about homosexuality – perhaps asking what they think of well-known gay and lesbian people. This may be your child’s way of judging whether it is safe for them to talk to you more directly about how they feel. Be prepared for hints and invitations to talk about same-sex sexuality. Some parents wonder if they should ask their son or daughter directly about their sexuality. Brush up on your knowledge As a starting point, you could ask yourself what you already know about lesbian and gay sexualities. You could make a start on this by finding out about organisations run by parents of lesbian and gay children.
Sexting: Victoria makes it an offence to send explicit images without consent | Australia news Victoria is to become the first state to modify its laws on “sexting”, making it an offence to distribute explicit images without consent but also exempting young people from child pornography offences. The Victorian government said it has accepted 11 of 14 recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into sexting, a practice that involves the distribution of explicit images via mobile phones. There will be a new law to create an offence for “non-consensual sexting”, which most commonly occurs when jilted lovers maliciously send intimate pictures of their former partners to others. Coalition MP Clem Newton-Brown, chair of the parliament’s law reform committee, said that the unauthorised sending of explicit pictures can have "very dire consequences for victims who are embarrassed and humiliated". However, the government said it would ensure that children who distribute images are not charged with child pornography offences.
Healthy Sex Talk: Teaching Kids Consent, Ages 1-21 A list of parenting action items, created in the hope that we can raise a generation of children who have less rape and sexual assault in their lives. The ongoing horror of rape in the news, from Penn State to the young women raped and killed in India to Steubenville, has proven to be a wake-up call for many parents. We always knew that rape was a problem, but never before have we been so mobilized to create change. As writers, educators, and advocates of sex-positivity and healthy consent, the four of us have been inundated with requests from parents for advice on how to help create a future with less rape and sexual assault. We believe parents can start educating children about consent and empowerment as early as 1 year old and continuing into the college years. We hope parents and educators find this list of action items and teaching tools helpful, and that together we can help create a generation of children who have less rape and sexual assault in their lives. Sincerely, 1. 2. 3. 4.
Self harm - Family Lives The urge to self-harm can be very hard to resist and can become addictive. To recover and move forward, it is necessary to gain an understanding of the behaviour and develop coping strategies to help deal with the situations and emotions that lead to self-harm. Self-harm is not a form of attention-seeking. “Have you ever felt so angry, so frustrated, that you want to slam your hand on a desk or kick something across the room?” “When people understand this, they can relate easier to self harm.” “Self-harm is always a coping strategy,” says Caroline. “Discovering your child is self-harming is shocking for a parent,” agrees Wedge, founder of First Signs a voluntary organisation run by people with experience of self injury. Hard as it might be, parents need to put their own feelings to one side and concentrate on the reasons behind their child’s self-harm rather than the self-harm itself. “It is normal to have real fears for your child. I think my child might be self-harming. Further support
Talking about consent - Family Lives Why is talking about consent important Our TeenBoundaries work with young people in schools shows that sometimes they misunderstand what consent means, how to read the signs and feel pressured into sexual activities that they are uncomfortable with. It may be difficult to try and find the time to have this conversation and it is important that it is a casual discussion so not to make your teen feel uncomfortable and walk away. Teens need to understand that both people in a sexual encounter or relationship must agree to it and can change their mind at any time if they want to stop – sometimes young people think that if they’ve said yes to one thing, they have agreed to do whatever their partner wants at any time when this is not the case. You can also explain that if you agree to one activity this does not mean you have to do anything else or more than once. Explore possible fears with your teen such as having rumours spread, worried they may be dumped, etc. Facts about consent
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