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.
bullying
expert partners
airbrushing
social media safety
body image
body confidence
self care
mental health
health and wellbeing
mentor
youth leader
teacher
parent
8 to 16 years
positive talk
talking topics
female stereotypes
role models
body image
looks and appearance
psychology
behaviour change
exercise and sport
health and wellbeing
parent
The benefits of exercise go far beyond the physical. Discover the scientific facts about the positive link between exercise and body image, and give your child the exercise bug, with our action checklist.
cyberbullying
positive talk
talking topics
celebrity culture
body image
looks and appearance
self-esteem
psychology
behaviour change
parent
New technology has made it easier for bullies to reach their victims. If you think your child is being affected, use our action checklist for advice on how to support and protect your child from cyberbullying.
positive talk
talking topics
female stereotypes
body image
looks and appearance
psychology
behaviour change
health and wellbeing
parent
If you suffer from low confidence and self-esteem, your negativity could have a knock-on effect on your child. Use our action checklist to cut out self-criticism – and give your child’s body confidence a boost, too.
talking topics
female stereotypes
role models
celebrity culture
fashion
body image
looks and appearance
emotions and behaviour
parent
Why is it that ‘the latest look’ is often nothing like people actually are in the real world? What look did you hanker after growing up? Trends may move on, but young people’s aspiration – and anxiety – is timeless.
positive talk
talking topics
female stereotypes
body image
looks and appearance
self-esteem
psychology
teaching
parent
Low body confidence can be hard to identify and even harder to address, which is why Dove is on a mission to help everyone support young people to be more body confident.
talking topics
looks and appearance
teaching
mentor
youth leader
teacher
parent
talking topics
body image
personal style
looks and appearance
emotions and behaviour
parent
8 to 16 years
Giving your child a compliment should be simple, but some young people have a tendency to take things the wrong way. To help your child understand when someone is genuinely admiring or praising them, share our Cracking Compliments video and action checklist with them.
parenting
mother-daughter relationships
talking topics
generation gap
emotions and behaviour
parent
Convincing kids that it's worth devoting time and effort to schoolwork can be a major source of tension. Here, a mother, Jennifer, and her daughters, Emily and Samantha*, give their views on a typical mother-daughter struggle over homework – showing how understanding other people’s points of view in family disputes can reduce anger and upset on all sides.