Posts Tagged ‘emotional issues’
Body 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 MoreHow Trauma Presents Itself In Adolescent Girls
A 2016 Stanford Medicine article discussed that trauma may affect the brains of adolescent girls differently than it does the brains of boys. This study found structural differences between the boys and girls in the insula, a brain region that detects cues from the body and processes emotions and empathy. The insula helps integrate feelings,…
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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