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Talks for Schools and Parents

Engaging talks for secondary schools exploring healthy eating, body image and the pressures young people face around food and dieting

Sessions are lively, thought-provoking and tailored to the age and interests of the students

Healthy Eating Without the Hype

Teenagers are surrounded by conflicting messages about food - from social media, influencers and diet trends. This talk cuts through the noise and helps students understand what balanced eating really looks like in real life.

In anonymous live polls, around 80% of students say they would like to change their weight or body shape.

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In this interactive session students will:

  • Live polls and audience responses

  • Fact vs myth challenges

  • "Stand up if..." audience activities

  • Real-life peer pressure scenarios

  • Practical strategies students can use straight away

Eating Disorders: Beyond the Mirror

Eating disorders are often misunderstood and can affect anyone. They also have the highest mortality rate of any mental health condition, making early awareness and open conversation especially important.

 

This session helps students understand how pressures around appearance, perfectionism, dieting culture and social media can influence the way young people think about food and their bodies.

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Rather than focusing on nutrition advice, the talk explores what happens psychologically when food begins to take up too much headspace, and how to recognise early warning signs.

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Students explore:

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  • Why food and body image can become emotionally charged

  • The pressures created by social media and comparison

  • Why eating disorders are not simply about food and willpower

  • How to support a friend who may be struggling

  • Where to seek help and support

How to Instil Healthy Eating Habits in our Children

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This is intended for parents wanting to ensure their child has a healthy weight.  Too many parents worry about tackling weight issues as they fear provoking an eating disorder.  Yet being overweight, quadruples the risk of their child developing one.

This session will focus on the 3 key elements:

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1. What obesity is, why the traditional way to measure it is outdated and what to do instead.

2. Why we need to emphasise less what we eat and more the psychology of emotional eating.

3. The latest research for children to eat smart and be healthy:

  • Easy practical tips to encourage good nutrition

  • How to get your child moving more

  • How to encourage a positive emotional approach to food

  • How to prepare the same foods with less calories

Topics include:

Easy practical steps to help fussy eaters

Does childhood dieting work?

How does emotional eating start?

How to reduce the chance of children developing eating disorders

Resistant starches – ‘weight loss wonder foods’

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