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 or self esteem 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.

Our topics

Our mission
Helping young people overcome body image issues and fulfill their potential by building positive body confidence and self-esteem

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Parent & mentor resources
Materials to help parents discuss body image issues with teenagers, supporting them to help with self-esteem and the negative effects of media and bullying

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Teacher resources
Dove’s teacher resource Confident Me helps young people explore the impact of ‘ideal’ bodies in society, professional & social media on body image & self-esteem

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Youth leader resources
Self-esteem resources and tips for youth leaders to encourage mindfulness for teens and help teenagers improve their body confidence & self-esteem

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Show your child the benefits of exercise
Help your daughter catch the exercise bug by teaching her about the positive health, mood and body confidence effects of an active lifestyle.

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Help your daughter catch the exercise bug by teaching her about the positive health, mood and body confidence effects of an active lifestyle.

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How to stop cyberbullying and protect your child from its effects
If you think your child is being affected, use our action checklist for advice on how to support and protect your child from cyberbullying. Learn more.

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If you think your child is being affected, use our action checklist for advice on how to support and protect your child from cyberbullying. Learn more.

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A secret code for your mother daughter relationship
How a codeword can improve communication with your teen daughter, helping you offer relationship advice & strengthening your mother daughter relationship.

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How a codeword can improve communication with your teen daughter, helping you offer relationship advice & strengthening your mother daughter relationship.

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Help your child develop a positive body image
Tips and advice on helping your child develop a positive body image & cope with the influence of teenage fashion trends, celebrity role models & the media.

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Tips and advice on helping your child develop a positive body image & cope with the influence of teenage fashion trends, celebrity role models & the media.

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What is low body confidence?
Dove is helping parents & teachers support young people to be more body confident, with body image articles, advice & confidence tips to fight low self-esteem.

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Dove is helping parents & teachers support young people to be more body confident, with body image articles, advice & confidence tips to fight low self-esteem.

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How to build confidence and self-esteem
Learn how to build self-esteem and confidence – and help your child learn to love their body in the process – with our practical tips and activities.

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Learn how to build self-esteem and confidence – and help your child learn to love their body in the process – with our practical tips and activities.

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