Does any of this sound familiar? “I’m too tall.” “I’m too short.” “I’m too fat.” Are you putting yourself down? If so, you’re not alone. As a teenager, you’re going through lots of changes in your body. As your body changes, so does your body image (意象). Body image is how you view your physical self — including whether you feel you’re attractive and whether others like your looks.
If you have a positive body image, you probably like and accept yourself the way you are, even if you don’t fit some media “ideal”. This healthy attitude allows you to explore other aspects of growing up, such as developing good friendships, becoming more independent from your parents and challenging yourself physically and mentally (精神上). Some people think they need to change how they look to feel good about themselves. But all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself. Here are some tips on doing these:
Recognize your body is your own, no matter what shape or size it comes in. Try to focus on how strong and healthy your body is and the things it can do, not on what’s wrong with it or what you feel you want to change about it.
Identify which aspects of your appearance you can change and which you can’t. Everyone has things that they can’t change and need to accept — like their height, for example, or their shoe size. So don’t forget that real people aren’t perfect and perfect people aren’t real.
If there are things about yourself you want to change and can, do this by setting a goal for yourself. For example, if you want to get fit, make a plan to exercise every day and eat healthily. Then follow the course of your progress until you reach your goal.

Title	Body
A fact	A teenager’s body image is related to the changes of his/her body.
Meaning	The way of         one’s physical self
of a positive body image	●Making you appreciate and         yourself ●Developing good friendships ●Helping you become more        ●Challenging yourself physically and mentally
Ways to develop a positive body image	●Changing the way of seeing your body ●Changing the way of        about yourself
Tips	●Focusing on the       of your body ●Not thinking badly of your body ●Accepting the aspects of your appearance that can’t be         ●Realizing the fact that everybody is not        ●Setting yourself a )       and making every effort to achieve it