Self-esteem

TFW you realize your daughter has internalized all your body positivity messages

TFW you realize your daughter has internalized all your body positivity messages

In a recent Facebook post, a mom shares a moment when her little girl displayed some serious body love—and it’s as adorable as it sounds.

Kelsey Miki

To deal with my post-pregnancy body hatred, I decided to get naked

To deal with my post-pregnancy body hatred, I decided to get naked

I can’t remember the last time I felt sexy. So when I saw an ad for a boudoir photography session, I jumped at the chance to reclaim my former self.

Misty Pratt

Mindfulness for kids: Learning emotional regulation in school

Mindfulness for kids: Learning emotional regulation in school

Lessons in mindfulness are creeping into elementary classrooms, and proponents insist it's making for happier, more focused students.

Lisa van de Geyn

You need to read this new Trudeau approved book about mentoring girls

You need to read this new Trudeau approved book about mentoring girls

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau says this new book is a "call to action" and it totally is. Consider it your handbook on how to encourage girls to be strong and independent.

Flannery Dean

The little girl in this music video is LIFE

The little girl in this music video is LIFE

The cool cutie in Bomba Estereo's "Soy Yo" video is THE BOSS.

Emily Rivas

How to Raise a Self-Sufficient Kid

How to Raise a Self-Sufficient Kid

From pouring his own drink to tying his shoe, little tasks set kids on the path toward being self-sufficient.

Rhea Seymour

Raising strong daughters: How to boost girls’ self-esteem

Raising strong daughters: How to boost girls’ self-esteem

Plan International Canada’s Caroline Riseboro shares her advice on teaching girls how to be confident and how parents can model positive self-esteem.

Lisa van de Geyn

How to talk to your daughter about booty shorts

How to talk to your daughter about booty shorts

You want to set limits but also defend your young woman’s choice to wear WTF she wants, without shame. Here’s one way of getting there.

Marnie Goldenberg

Sanitized sex-ed is dangerous

Sanitized sex-ed is dangerous

Swapping correct anatomical words like "penis" and "vagina" with the vague term "private parts" in the sex-ed curriculum doesn't uphold modesty—it teaches shame.

Marnie Goldenberg

How to talk to girls: 8 ways to improve your daughter's self-esteem

How to talk to girls: 8 ways to improve your daughter's self-esteem

We want to raise daughters who will run the world, but could the words we use be accidentally sending the wrong message?

Kathryn Hayward

3 tips for dealing with tween moodiness

3 tips for dealing with tween moodiness

How to navigate the stormy waters of early adolescence and tween moodiness.

Louise Gleeson

Kate Winslet: Social media impacts kids' self-esteem

Kate Winslet: Social media impacts kids' self-esteem

KATE WINSLET Social media impacts kids' self-esteem—so she won't let her kids use mobile devices in her home.

Haley Overland

How my kids are helping me get over my body hang-ups

How my kids are helping me get over my body hang-ups

"Oh, I clean up pretty well when I want to...but it’s rare that I look in a mirror and don’t make a face."

Katie Dupuis

Postpartum body: My scars tell a story

Postpartum body: My scars tell a story

Kayla Tumangday talks about learning to love her body and embracing the changes in her postpartum body.

Cara Smusiak

Postpartum body: I want to be body-positive for my daughter

Postpartum body: I want to be body-positive for my daughter

Brie Jepson is learning to accept the changes in her postpartum body so she can be a positive influence for her daughter.

Cara Smusiak

Postpartum body: Learning to be OK with the belly hang

Postpartum body: Learning to be OK with the belly hang

Mom of two Samantha Garcia Gagnon opens up about learning to love and appreciate her postpartum body.

Cara Smusiak

Strong is the New Pretty: Small step in the right direction

Strong is the New Pretty: Small step in the right direction

"If only there were a way to delete 'pretty' from the equation." Emma Waverman comments on the viral photo series, Strong is the New Pretty.

Emma Waverman

Postpartum body: My beauty and worth aren't defined by how I look

Postpartum body: My beauty and worth aren't defined by how I look

Jessica Birak opens up about the changes in her postpartum body and how being a mother has helped her deal with her insecurities.

Cara Smusiak

Kids struggle with body image earlier than you think

Kids struggle with body image earlier than you think

A review of research reveals our culture is obsessed with thinness and perfection, and it's doing our kids harm.

Emma Waverman

How to raise a confident kid

How to raise a confident kid

Here are eight basic tips for raising a confident kid.

Lisa Murphy

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