All posts tagged "children’s self-esteem"
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Kids’ Reactions To Imperfect Barbies Prove They’re Not The Ones Obsessed With How Dolls Look
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the effects
Science Mom: Telling My Daughter She’s Beautiful Isn’t What’s Going To Hold Her Back At School
My daughter can be a sparkly science princess, or she can take after her mom and be a...
Dad Supports His Son Wearing A Dress To High School And Makes Us All Want To Be Better Parents
My icy soul thaws a bit whenever I come across a story of a parent who truly accepts...
Resolution Week: My New Year’s Resolution Is To Stop Giving My Kid Weird Body Issues
When my kid used salad tongs to “straighten†her hair, we thought that was pretty precocious. When she...
NYC Becomes First Major City To Awesomely Debut Self-Esteem Boosting Campaign For Girls
This autumn, I'll have my eyes peeled for not formula shamey public advertisements or
Anonymous Mom: My Sister Fat Shames My Niece
I am horrified when I hear my older sister Allison call my 10-year-old niece things like "fat ass"...
Bikini Beautiful Week: I Wrongly Thought Raising Sons Meant I Wouldn’t Have To Worry About Their Body Image
I thought having two boys was going to be so easy. I scoffed at friends with girls. No...
Study Suggests The Self-Esteem Hit From Facebook Doesn’t Make Us Perform Tasks Any Better
There's consistently lots of chatter about the self-esteem hit some of us get from a few well-placed Facebook...
I Found My Daughter’s iMovie Sessions And Realized That She Is Already Critiquing Herself
Yesterday afternoon I was emptying my desktop trash (I'm notorious for throwing out things I need) and when...
I’m Not Sweating Instagram Girls Beauty Contests
This may come as a huge shock, but Instagram girls beauty contests are going viral and young ladies...
Mila Kunis Was Not At All Cool With Being Photoshopped As A Teenager
Teenage girls seem to have a lot to say in the last few months about Photoshopping,...
Teen Vogue Editor-In-Chief Gets All Haughty With Teen Protesters, Wags A Polished Finger About Homework
As we reported, 17-year-old Emma Stydahar and 16-year-old Carina Cruz are following Julia Bluhm's lead after her successful...
The Skinny: 10 Utterly Appalling Facts About The Body Image Of A Modern Girl
As the documentary Miss Representation outlined not too long ago, round the clock media is at...
California Bans ‘Gay Therapy’ For Children, Protecting Countless Kids From Quacks
Being an LGBTQ child in California just got much, much safer and I'm not talking about bullying. While...
