Building Confidence & Self-Esteem in Young Girls / PSA Video
Posted: May 31st, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Self Esteem | Tags: Building, confidence, Girls, SelfEsteem, Video, young | 25 Comments »
Young girls talk about body image and self esteem. Dove’s message: Things won’t change until we change them. The Dove Self-Esteem Fund. Whether it’s models that wear a size 2 or movie stars with exceptional curves, beauty pressures are everywhere. And when young girls find it hard to keep up, low self-esteem can take over and lead to introversion, a withdrawal from normal life, and a waste of potential. For example, a recent survey in the United Kingdom indicated that 6 out of 10 girls thought they’d “be happier if they were thinner.” Low self-esteem leads to introversion, a withdrawal from normal life and a waste of potential. For too long, beauty has been defined by narrow, stifling stereotypes. Women have told us it’s time to change all that. Dove agrees. We believe real beauty comes in many shapes, sizes and ages. That is why Dove is launching the Campaign for Real Beauty. Dove’s global Campaign for Real Beauty aims to change the status quo and offer in its place a broader, healthier, more democratic view of beauty. A view of beauty that all women can own and enjoy everyday. Over 50% of women say their body disgusts them (Dove Internal Study, 2002). The body fat of models and actresses portrayed in the media is at least 10% less than that of healthy women (British Medical Association, 2000) 6 out of 10 girls think they’d “be happier if they were thinner” (UK Teen Body Image Survey, January 2004) While only 19% of teenage girls are “overweight,” 67% think they “need to …
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facebook this and favorite it on my channel -__- this is so truee
the truth is way hard to xcept
@lakarea thank you, your made me smile lol cause its soo truee and i hate it when people say negative things to others because theyre jealous or just wanna be mean and tear somebody down its horriblee and disgusting.
This is one thing I don’t understand. Everytime I see something like this its always a good looking girl that doesn’t like how she looks because some dumb hooker told her she is ugly at school. News for ya ladies, just worry about what you do and not what anyone thinks. People that do and say things like that have bigger and better problems.To sum it up, do not listen to whores, it won’t matter in 10 years, and it doesn’t matter to the people that love you and who really matter in your life.
@ChannelNoob Honestly. Elemenary school and highschool are only 2 chapters in your life.
I know it seems like nothing else is in life. But trust me, life really begins beyond the teens years. Im 19, second year university. I used to think gr12 was everything and what people look like. You will look back and laugh and think “why was i such a spaz over teen bopper stuff”
and its true. In uni, some of these girls who were popular, are no longer known, just another number.
@poetlover30 yeah but V-8 has lots of salt! And salt makes peoples stomachs bloat.
Its really more of a water bloating issue than actual fat.
I have been putting no salt in my food and im seeing a difference
i cut up organge slices and apple slices and I cut up some cheese slices and make them into little bits.
I love to eat porridge for lunch! I have been doing this for a couple weeks, and im loosing water weight. Cause thats the biggest problem really, not the fat. And for dinner, i eat pasta (no salt), curry, stirfry. one big meal a day.
Get involved! do volunteering at kid organizations or do Zumba fitness! (no dance skill required) Dont sit down all day and get lost in thoughts. <3
@charlietobbler Something ive learned to help my weight, is to eat lots of fruits (orange slices are my fave!) and and veggies (i love cucumbers and greek salads).
Also, do fun activities. Swimming, dance fitness classes like Zumba where no dance skill is required
Do volunteering! Maybe volunteer at a kids organization, or at a hospital to visit old people.
Honestly, once i started doing these things i met other ppl with similar interests and now im much happier
Just try*
@supremeoverlord135 Something ive learned to help my weight, is to eat lots of fruits (orange slices are my fave!) and and veggies (i love cucumbers and greek salads).
Also, do fun activities. Swimming, dance fitness classes like Zumba where no dance skill is required
Do volunteering! Maybe volunteer at a kids organization, or at a hospital to visit old people.
Honestly, once i started doing these things i met other ppl with similar interests and now im much happier
Just try*
The best thing is to focus what is in your mind and heart for the rest will follow. A good supportive group of friends also helps. Also, don’t be afraid to talk to classmates and introduce yourself cause its always important to have a line of communication. If anyone is interested in knowing more about you, they will come to you. Dont worry, sometimes what you might think is an ‘ugly’ duckling can later become a beautiful swan!
@supremeoverlord135 Sometimes it could just be genetics or a poor diet. So make sure you eat healthy (lots of fruits and veggies) I love V-8 splash cause has all the vitamins and minerals needed and it doesnt taste like the original so has a fruity taste and good for you! Everyone is unique and special …everyone has their own talents and abilities so get into what you are interested in doing and surround yourself with good and supportive friends or a counselor at school also helps. <3 <3
@supremeoverlord135 Sometimes it could just be genetics or a poor diet. So make sure you eat healthy (lots of fruits and veggies) I love V-8 splash cause has all the vitamins and minerals needed and it doesnt taste like the original so has a fruity taste and good for you! Everyone is unique and special …everyone has their own talents and abilities so get into what you are interested in doing and surround yourself with good and supportive friends or seek a counselor at school also helps. <3
A young woman who I USED to call a friend set up business as a beautician 5yrs ago. She specialised in ‘Pamper Parties’ for girls as young as 6, which I found distasteful.
The last straw was when I found out she was promoting sex toys (vibrators etc) at these parties as a profitable sideline- often to girls as young as 14! She said it was usually the mothers that would encourage their daughters to use these items, often buying them as birthday gifts- “It’s like a graduation to adulthood!”
on facebook today,(im a guy by the way) this girl posted ‘why is it all the really hot guys have shit personalities, and all the really ugly guys have amazing personalities,’ and 500 people liked it, I think this shows people do care about personality, but there is a ‘stigma’ attached to the looks of the person who you date. So the hot people i.e. the girl who posted this comment, she is so hot) can get frustrated cos they cant go out with who they really want because of what other people think.
@twilighterluvr You are precious!, what’s in the heart is always worth more than what’s skin deep… here’s some help – check out, the hope line dot com – it’s an AMAZING place to connect w/others who care, will help & will listen to you. I am not affiliated w/them, I just LOVE what they do.
Peace & Hope!
@charlietobbler You are precious!, what’s in the heart is always worth more than what’s skin deep… But anyway, here’s help – check out the hope line dot com – it’s an AMAZING place to connect w/others who care, will help & will listen to you. I am not affiliated w/them, I just LOVE what they do.
Peace & Hope!
Did you know Marilyn Monroe was a size 14? Yet she was one of the sexiest women alive. Take that vogue.
@twilighterluvr Well then I will be the first! It’s not about the beauty on the outside, it’s about the beauty you have on the inside that counts. It really sounds like you have a good heart and that you really care about things. and just showing love makes you a beautiful person. Those people who are mean to you are ugly people because they do not have love in there hearts and so they will become what they truly are inside. You are a beautiful person! dont change:)
@charlietobbler They’re just jealous just coz u have something they dont……….even if u dont realize it….even if its something u dont even think or consider to be important……..u have it and they dont….and they tease u just coz of it….so be strong and believe in ur beauty….ur inner beauty……and if it still hurts then u and only u can change….whether u ignore it, or exercise or even laugh at urself for it….its up to u… Gd luck in ur life…have faith in urself
One of my closest guy friends told me “Curves are the only beautiful thing in the world” that changed my life.
@dantean exactly. it’s all not worth it in the end, because a perfect skin tone goes away eventually.
@supremeoverlord135 I’ll tell you a secret that won’t be much comfort to you yet, but here goes: from ages of 12-16 NOBODY has self-esteem. Kids who seem to b/c they have the “courage” to tease other kids have the least self-esteem of all! Self-esteem–REAL SELF-ESTEEM–is something you earn by things you do in life and at 12 you’re still preparing for your life. You should lose weight for YOU, not for the attention of THEM (whoever THEY are), b/c it’s in ur health interest. The rest will come.
@shcnoozlebop Thank you. I honestly believe that self-esteem that is earned as a result of things a person does, rather than inherited by virtue of something like physical beauty which we one day just wake up with, is the way to authentic feelings of self-worth that cannot be taken away from a person either by other people’s estimations of us or by time (i.e., aging). Won’t pretty girl’s trophy husbandl begin looking at other, younger girls eventually, anyway, if that’s all he married her for…
@dantean i couldn’t agree more. i’ve met teenage girls to whom being pretty is just the world. in my view trying to be the most beautiful woman in the world is an unachievable goal, because everyone has a different perception of beauty, and there will always be other women out there just as good-looking or better looking than you. in the end these girls who have only had their looks their entire lives and never had personality or an honest relationship, friend or lifepartner, will have nothing.