Advice for Parents: Boosting Teen Self-Esteem
Do you want to help your child overcome low self-esteem and boost body confidence during adolescence? Our articles and activities empower them to feel self-assured, inside and out.
Positive body confidence starts with self-care and respect. It's vital to understand how puberty's physical and emotional changes affect your child's self-esteem and self-image. Our articles explore the link between body confidence and positive health behaviours. Plus, our activities guide you and your child to nurture body, mind, and spirit through this often confusing time. Begin reading and sharing with your child today to help their body confidence blossom.
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Empower Your Daughter to Value Her Body Beyond AppearanceJoin Dr. Julie's TikTok challenge to help your daughter value her body beyond appearance.
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How parents can build young girls’ body confidence in sportGirls are quitting sport at alarming rates. Discover Dove’s tips on how to help a teenage girl with body image issues to keep them playing. -
Confident Me - training videosFind out more about how to present our Confident Me workshops. -
Confident Me - six sessionsDiscover how our Confident Me resources help build self-esteem in schools. -
How our expert partners help us build body confidenceHere are some of the expert partners who help us to build self-esteem boosting programmes and projects. -
Dove, Cartoon Network and Steven UniverseFind out more about our partnership with Steven Universe.6 -
Women in music videos: press pause on female stereotypesHelp your child challenge the 'perfect' body shape and stereotypes of women they see in music videos – and boost their body confidence in the process. -
Be Real: the campaign for body confidenceThe Dove Self-Esteem Project & Be Real Campaign support parents & teachers to increase self worth in teens & young women, helping them feel more body confident -
Why I’m Brilliant: confidence-boosting activitiesDoes your child need a confidence booster? Try our activities to build self-confidence and raise their self-esteem -
Body talk: the power of words for a positive body imageDo you often make negative comments about your weight or appearance? What's the impact on your child? Find out how to fight fat talk and build self-esteem.