Welcome to the Dove Self-Esteem Project
At Dove, we believe no young person should be held back from reaching their full potential. However, low body confidence and anxieties over appearance stop young people being their best selves, affecting their health, friendships and even performance at school.
For more than 10 years, we’ve been helping parents, mentors, teachers and youth leaders deliver self-esteem education that's reached more than 20 million young people so far. Join us to help reach even more.
Building Body Confidence - A Conversation Guide for Parents
For fun body confidence activities to help boost self-esteem in young people, download our Confidence Kit guide and start a conversation today.
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Our mission
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Parent & mentor resources
Use our resources to help you to talk about body confidence with a special young person in your life and support them to become a self-assured individual. -
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Teacher resources
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Youth leader resources
A body-confident young person is ready to go after their goals. Use our evidence-based activities and discussion topics to help get your group to talk about body image.
Our Dove Self-Esteem Project articles
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self confidence
communication
8 to 14 years
Women in the media: give the stereotypes a makeoverExplore the portrayal of women in media with your daughter, and together give the stereotypes a makeover to help her become more media-savvy and body confidentWorried that all your daughter ever sees in magazines and on screen are unrealistic images of ‘perfect’ women? Our fun activity plan will let you both give the stereotypes a makeover.
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self confidence
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11 to 16 years
Social media, filters and the ‘Selfie Talk’With the rise of social media, filters and digital distortion there's never been a better time to have the 'Selfie Talk'. -
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bullying
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self confidence
communication
8 to 16 years
A tool to build positive body confidence in your childStart here, use our parent’s resource Confidence Kit to boost your child's self-esteem.As a parent, it’s natural to want the best for your child – for them to be happy, healthy and confident individuals.
But that’s sometimes easier said than done, especially during the teen and pre-teen years when their bodies are changing, their self-confidence is fragile and they are trying to make that tricky transition out of childhood.
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self confidence
communication
teaching
8 to 16 years
The Dove Self-Esteem Project: Our Mission in ActionFind out how the Dove Self-Esteem project is helping young people reach their full life potential by delivering quality body confidence and self-esteem education.It's a shocking fact that eight out of 10 girls are so concerned about body image that they opt out of important life activities.
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self confidence
communication
8 to 14 years
Positive body confidence – how social media can affect body imageWhy do young people love social media? And could their use of it cause body confidence issues? Advice on minimising the negative impacts of social media.In the dazzling world of social media, today’s youth are often living their lives in full view of an online audience. For those from a different generation, the idea of ‘checking in’ online or sharing a selfie to let people know where you are and what you're up to might seem bizarre. But for young people today, getting ‘likes’ on photos, posts or comments in the virtual world can bring a powerful sense of accomplishment and community acceptance.
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self confidence
11 to 16 years
Why is social media important to young people?Why is social networking so important to young people? Explore the positive and negative effects of social media, and why it can cause loss of self-esteemArguably the biggest difference between our own teenage years and those of our children, social media is here to stay. So how do we help our young people use it in a positive way?
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development
self confidence
emotions and behaviour
8 to 16 years
Puberty in girls: help your daughter through the transition to womanhoodWorried about how to guide your daughter through body changes in puberty? Our puberty facts, advice and tips will help her through the transition to womanhoodThe ups and downs of growing up can leave parents confused, and their daughters bewildered. Every girl’s experience of puberty is different, but this tumultuous time can be easier if you understand what's going on beneath the surface.
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self confidence
8 to 16 years
Confident Me – training videos for teachersClick here to watch our range of Confident Me training videos – all designed to help you deliver self-esteem workshops successfully.Click here to watch our range of Confident Me training videos – all designed to help you deliver self-esteem workshops successfully.
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self confidence
8 to 16 years
Confident Me – single sessionEducational materials looking at the media's influence on body image and self-esteem, with videos, presentations and worksheets to help build young people's body confidenceTeacher resources for our single session Dove Confident Me programme – all you need to run a one-off body-confidence workshop.
