Expert resources for parents and mentors

The evidenced-based resources on this site have been specifically designed to encourage young people to develop and maintain a healthy body image during the transition to adulthood.

In a world that constantly tells young people how they should look and has a narrow definition of “beautiful”, how can we help them value their unique beauty and stay true to themselves?

Working with experts from the fields of psychology, health, and media, the Dove Self-Esteem Project has developed a range of resources – including videos, activities, case studies, and professional advice – to help guide parents and teenagers.

As well as helping you understand how your child is feeling, our materials will help you counter the negative influence of the media and bullying on young people’s body image.

Research shows that spending just 30 minutes engaging with the resources on this site will empower you to boost the self-esteem and mood of the young person you love – and improve your own body image, too. So what are you waiting for?

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Amazing Me: Boosting young people’s self-esteem
We’ve partnered with Discovery Education to create Amazing Me – a collection of confidence-building activities for children.

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Confidence Kit: A tool to help build positive body confidence in your child
For young people building self-esteem can be an on-going journey. That’s why we created the Confidence Kit: a guide to help you navigate these issues together.

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Family, friends & relationships
Articles and activities to help parents communicate with children & offer support with friendship problems, sibling relationships and body image

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My Beauty Story
Help a girl in your life flip the script on self-esteem challenges

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Family, friends & relationships
Articles and activities to help parents communicate with children & offer support with friendship problems, sibling relationships and body image

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Teasing & bullying
Information on bullying and different types of bullying, such as bullying in school & cyberbullying, including why bullies bully and how to help stop bullying

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Respecting & looking after yourself
Articles, activities & relationship advice for parents to help their teenage child overcome low self-esteem & build body confidence during the stages of puberty

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#Sponsored: navigating the world of social media influencers
With more young people turning to social media influencers for inspiration and advice, it’s so important to help them understand the difference between real life and adverts.

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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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Amazing Me: Boosting young people’s self-esteem
We’ve partnered with Discovery Education to create Amazing Me – a collection of confidence-building activities for children.

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Be Real: the campaign for body confidence
The Dove Self-Esteem Project & Be Real Campaign support parents & teachers to increase self worth in teens & young women, helping them feel more body confident

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Beat the Body Shamers
Help your teen defy body shamers and boost their self-esteem

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Body confidence and sports: Our new research with Nike
Dove and Nike have found that half of teen girls quit sports due to low body confidence. Find out what we’re doing to boost sports participation.

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Body talk and positive body image for kids
We’re talking body talk and how to build positive body image in kids – join us.

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