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Follow the links below to find information about self esteem in young people.
Reviewed January 2009
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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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Sep 2009
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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 2009
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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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Aug 2009
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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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Jul 2009
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Parenting - listen to your children
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Better Health Channel
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Listening to your child boosts their self-esteem. Children need the active attention of their parents. Try to make time every day to listen exclusively to your child without distractions.
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Jun 2009
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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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Mar 2009
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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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Nov 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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Sep 2008
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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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Jul 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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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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Apr 2003
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