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Follow the links below to find information about self esteem in young people.
Reviewed Sept 2007
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Harassment
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Harassment (or bullying) has negative consequences both for the person being harassed as well as the person doing the harassment.
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Jun 2008
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Harassment
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Harassment (or bullying) causes real distress. It also has negative consequences for the person doing the harassment. Children and young people who are bullied can have problems like anxiety and depression.
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Apr 2008
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Media pressure
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The media have a huge impact on our socialisation, development, opinions, values, and knowledge. It is easy to become overwhelmed by information and messages we receive through the media.
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Mar 2008
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Adoption
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Being adopted may feel quite straightforward when you are young, but when you are a teen, you will probably have lots of questions that you want answered.
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Mar 2008
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Social networking
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Many young people find that creating stuff is a really good way to feel good and gain self-esteem.
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Mar 2008
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Children need you to listen to them
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Better Health Channel
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Listening to your child boosts their self-esteem and enables them to feel worthy and loved. A child of any age, from baby to teenager, needs the active attention of their parents. Try to make time every day to listen exclusively to your child without distractions.
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Feb 2008
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Mental health
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Mental health, or emotional health, is a part of your overall health and your life. Mental health is not about an absence of illness, it's more about how well someone feels they are coping with the challenges life brings.
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Feb 2008
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Body piercing
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Getting a piercing can be a statement about who you are, a form of body art that can be seen as less permanent than tattooing, yet still daring.
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Oct 2007
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Self-harm
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The reasons people harm themselves are complicated. Self-harming usually does not mean that a person wants to commit suicide or that they are looking for attention.
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Sep 2007
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Self-esteem and confidence
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Your self-esteem is how much you value yourself. Most people have days when they value themselves highly, feel confident and believe in themselves. Likewise, most people have other days when they have some doubts and are unsure of their worth.
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Aug 2007
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Self esteem
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Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
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Self esteem is a judgement that a person makes about his or her own self worth. The development of self esteem is one of the most important tasks of childhood. Here are some ways parents, family and friends can help to promote high self esteem in children.
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Jul 2006
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Self esteem
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Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
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Self esteem is a subjective judgement that a person makes about his or her own self worth. The development of self esteem is often seen as one of the central developmental tasks of childhood. Feelings of competence and acceptance can influence a child's motivation to engage in tasks and communicate.
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Nov 2005
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Confidence
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Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
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All children and adolescents experience some worries and fears at some time. Sometimes, however, these worries can become so severe that they begin to interfere with normal everyday functioning. As many as one in five children can develop anxiety disorders.
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Nov 2005
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Exercise to improve self-esteem in children and young people
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Improving self-esteem may help to prevent the development of psychological and behavioural problems which are common in children and adolescents. Strong evidence exists for the benefits of exercise on physical health, but evidence for the effects of exe...
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Sep 2003
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Self-talk. You are what you think
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Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
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Self-talk is something everyone does. Self-talk is those thoughts we have about ourselves and our lives. These thoughts can have a direct effect on our mental health, which can be good or bad depending on what these thoughts are.
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Apr 2002
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What is social and community pressure?
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Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
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Social and community pressure is when the community's beliefs, values and expectations about young people are felt by young people in the community. It is an image that adult members of the community have - how they want young people to be.
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Jan 2002
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Stages of emotional development
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Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
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Here is a list for parents to help them understand the stages that children and teenagers go through in their emotional development.
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Jan 2002
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Confidence
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Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
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Building confidence is the best way to help children face their fears. Here are some ways that parents, family and friends can promote confidence in children.
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Jan 2002
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