Self Esteem Issues
Tips For Helping Connect With Your Anxious Teen Girls
Teen Girls and Anxiety The teenage years are a time of rapid and exponential growth. During this time, teens are figuring out independence and self-agency, time management, platonic and romantic relationships, where their place is in the world, and self-discovering who they are and want to become, all while their hormones are charging developing minds.…
Read MoreThe birds and the bees: Talking to Your Daughter About Awkward Topics
From a young age, our children begin to ask us: “Why?” They question us in order to learn and make sense of the world around them. As parents, it is our job to help answer those questions as they come. But of course, questions from young children like: “Why do I have to brush my…
Read MoreBody Image in Adolescent Girls: How to Build Confidence and Self-Esteem
In a world where a narrow ideal of female beauty and perfection is sensationalized in magazines, social media accounts, film, and through supermodel-esque influencers, it’s not surprising that 98% of girls feel there is immense pressure from external sources to look a certain way. Given that these impossible standards of beauty are often achieved through…
Read MoreBuilding Self Esteem in Girls Helps Break "Mean Girl" Stereotype
We often tell young girls to look out for signs of toxic friendships, but we are less likely to praise the qualities of healthy relationships. We assume that values in relationships are individualized and that girls will learn from experience. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have pointed out this discrepancy in how we…
Read MoreRole Modeling Body Positivity for Young Girls
As young girls begin to go through puberty, they begin to be more aware of how they view their body and how their body is perceived in society. The relationship young girls develop with their body and their self-esteem depends on the messages they receive from friends, family, and the media. Even if you focus…
Read More4 Ways to Role Model Self Esteem for Your Daughter
It is difficult to boost your daughter’s self esteem when you are struggling with your own. While you may be consistent in telling her that she is worthy and capable of anything she sets her mind to, she may struggle to believe it if she listens to you talking negatively about yourself or doubting your…
Read MoreHelping Your Middle School Daughter With No Friends Build Relationship Skills and Self-Esteem
As your daughter moves into middle school and class invites become more exclusive friend group invites, making and keeping friends become more difficult. Teenagers girls love to gossip about boys and clothes and become competitive about appearance and achievement to the point where it can be intimidating to try to connect. Our instinct when our…
Read MoreLifting Her Up: 5 ways to help a young girl struggling with low self esteem
In this era of supermodel social media stars, makeup tutorials and unparalleled levels of peer pressure in schools, young girls are paying the price. Recent studies show, in fact, that 74 percent of girls report that they feel pressured to please everyone. A full 98 percent of girls feels strong pressure from outside sources to…
Read More5 Parenting Tips for Strengthening Self Confidence in Girls
While the mental illness stigma is still very much alive, our society is becoming more and more aware of how different factors affect our mental health, especially at a young age. The factor we’re talking about today is self confidence in girls. We like to think that we live in a world where young girls…
Read MoreLow Self Esteem in Girls: Are Dress Codes Making the Issue Worse?
Tank-top straps must be three-fingers wide; shorts must come down to your fingertips; low-cut shirts are unacceptable; leggings are not pants—these are all examples of dress code rules around the country in our schools. Recently, discussions have started on whether these dress codes are causing low self esteem in girls, though. The argument for dress…
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