WIRE No Diet Day Seminar
Body Guardians: Parenting for Positive Body Image
This No Diet Day join WIRE as we explore practical parenting tips for positive body image. Wednesday 6 May, Melbourne.

Bratz Dolls, Barbies, Dolly and Cleo: how do parents compete with these images? Increasingly children are bombarded with messages that tell them to criticise their bodies. What can parents do to promote positive body image and self-respect?

This International No Diet Day join WIRE as we explore some practical tips for parenting for positive body image.

Speakers include:

* Liz Moore, YWCA Flygirl program. Liz will talk about practical ways that parents can promote positive body image for their children.

* Erin Young, creator of REAL magazine. Erin will provide a young woman's perspective on parenting and body image, and talk about why she decided to create REAL, a magazine to empower young women and promote self-respect.

* Julie Gale, founder of Kids Free 2 B Kids. Julie will talk about her experiences as a mother that lead her to establish Kids Free 2 B kids, and about how KF2BK has made a difference in the battle against the over-sexualisation of children.

When: Wednesday 6 May 2009, 1.30pm to 3pm.

Where: The Victoria Room, Fourth Floor, Queen Victoria Women's Centre, 210 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.

Cost: Free.

RSVP online. For more information, phone 03 9921 0878 or email inforequests@wire.org.au or visit the WIRE website. For information, referrals and support, call 1300 134 130.

Venue hire kindly provided free of charge by the Queen Victoria Women's Centre.

Contact Name: Claire Varley or Renee Tsatsis
Contact Phone: 03 9921 0878
Contact Email: inforequests@wire.org.au
Website: Bookings