Tag Archives: self-esteem

Girls and self confidence

September 21, 2018  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Comments Off on Girls and self confidence

A study looks at how going through puberty tends to negatively impact girls’ self confidence: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/09/puberty-girls-confidence/563804/

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Building teens’ confidence

February 02, 2017  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of teenagers   |   Comments Off on Building teens’ confidence

An interesting study out of The University of Texas at Austin on how giving teens an opportunity to use their struggles to help others actually builds up their own confidence: http://yourteenmag.com/family-life/building-teen-confidence?utm_source=Weekly+Emails&utm_campaign=808959626d-Expert_Advice_from_Your_Teen_Media&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_418d895dd9-808959626d-408240285&mc_cid=808959626d&mc_eid=f18f5a8f38    

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On the importance of Self-Compassion

May 12, 2016  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Comments Off on On the importance of Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff, a psychology professor at the University of Texas discusses how self-compassion is more valuable and important than self-esteem: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/why-self-compassion-works-better-than-self-esteem/481473/  

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