The importance of family relationships and friendships for young people
How do friendship problems and sibling relationships affect young people’s self-esteem? How will your own mother-child or father-child relationship help your child’s confidence? Use our articles and activities to address their concerns and bring you closer together.
As your child grows up, their relationships with friends and family will influence their sense of self-worth enormously. As their parent, you'll be a huge influence on their ideas, values and beliefs, and play a crucial role in helping them develop healthy, positive behaviors.
Our articles and activities are perfect for any family with teenagers and pre-teens, helping you open up communication around body image and self-confidence. Use them to break a cycle of poor self-esteem or a preoccupation with appearance.
A secret code for your mother-daughter relationship
How a codeword can improve communication with your teen daughter, helping you offer relationship advice and strengthening your mother-daughter relationship.
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family
talking topics
body image
body confidence
looks and appearance
body talk
self-esteem
3 to 9 years
Body talk and positive body image for kidsWe’re talking body talk and how to build positive body image in kids – join us.If you’re wondering how to build self-esteem in children, find out more about body talk, being a role model and boosting confidence.
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social media safety
body image
8 to 16 years
Steven Universe: Social mediaEpisode 5 shows how body image and social media are connected. -
Are looks or personality more important? Pearl and Bismuth show us how important it is to place value on our personalities and skills rather than how we look.
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Find out how to boost self confidence in children with this episode of Steven Universe.
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celebrity culture
media image
body image
8 to 16 years
Steven Universe: Media and celebritiesEpisode 3 talks about how media and celebrity culture can affect self-esteem.Is your children’s body image affected by media? The Dove Self-Esteem Project, Steven Universe and Cartoon Network have come together to help.
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body image
self comparison
self-esteem
8 to 16 years
Steven Universe: Competing and comparing looksEpisode 2 helps explain how not to compare yourself to others.What is body confidence? And how can you show kids how to develop a positive body image? Steven Universe is here to help.
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bullying
self-esteem
8 to 16 years
Steven Universe: Teasing and bullyingThis episode shows why you shouldn’t bully and teaches young people how they can stand up against bullying.Why do bullies bully? And how can we teach young people to take a stand against bullying? We’ve partnered with Steven Universe to show children how to cope with bullying.
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bullying
social media safety
media image
body image
body confidence
self comparison
looks and appearance
body talk
self-esteem
8 to 16 years
Dove, Cartoon Network and Steven UniverseFind out more about our partnership with Steven Universe.Wondering how to boost childrens’ confidence? We’ve partnered with Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe cartoon to help young people build self-esteem.
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bullying
talking topics
looks and appearance
3 to 9 years
Standing up against bulliesStanding up against bullies can be hard. Here’s what you can do to help kids fight bullying.As a parent or guardian, you might be wondering what you can do to help fight bullying. Find out how to help kids stand up against bullying.
