76. Body Image for Kids with Toni Davis, LPC: A Play Therapist's POV

In this episode of the Body Grievers Club, Bri is joined by Toni Davis, an LPC and registered play therapist supervisor from Texas. Together, they discuss how play therapy can help children process emotions and develop a healthy body image. Toni emphasizes how important it is to involve parents in the therapeutic process and offers insights into talking about body image issues. They suggest various books and strategies for parents to teach body positivity and self-acceptance in children. The episode also covers the challenges clinicians face, including dealing with parents resistant to anti-fatness and how to address children's comments on body size.

TIMESTAMPS

01:19 Body Image and Play Therapy

05:00 Addressing Food Rules and Fat Phobia

07:24 The Impact of Body Image on Children

16:28 Parental Influence on Body Image

20:32 Attachment Styles and Eating Disorders

24:12 Body Positive Books for Kids

26:25 Books for Parents on Body Positivity

32:13 Addressing Anti-Fatness in Parenting

37:35 Developing a Child's Sense of Self

44:51 Handling Comments on Body Size

Books Referenced:

• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
• The Body Image Sourcebook by Carolyn Koston

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