Self Esteem in Young People

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Reviewed January 2012

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Title:   Self-esteem - Professionals
Publisher:   Headroom (South Australia)
Description:   Self Esteem is a subjective judgement that a person makes about his or her own self worth.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Confidence - Professionals
Publisher:   Headroom (South Australia)
Description:   All children and adolescents experience some worries and fears at some time.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Stages of emotional development - Parents
Publisher:   Headroom (South Australia)
Description:   Here are the stages that children and teenagers go through in their emotional development.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Self-esteem - Parents
Publisher:   Headroom (South Australia)
Description:   Self-esteem is a judgement that a person makes about his or her own self worth.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Confidence - Parents
Publisher:   Headroom (South Australia)
Description:   Confidence is when we have a strong belief in our own abilities. Having confidence helps us to cope with the challenges that life brings and to take risks.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Mental health
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   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.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Beating anorexia
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Story from an 18 year old female from NSW about beating anorexia.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Even in the darkest moments...
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Ingrid shares her experience of overcoming depression and self-hatred.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Parenting - listen to your children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Self-esteem and confidence
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   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.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Harassment (bullying)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   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.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Bullying (harassment)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Harassment (or bullying) has negative consequences both for the person being harassed as well as the person doing the harassment.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Adoption
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   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.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Self talk - Young People
Publisher:   Headroom (South Australia)
Description:   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.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Life choices
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   This fact sheet has information on dealing with exam results, leaving friends, and moving on from school.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Media pressure
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   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.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Self-harm
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   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.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Exercise to improve self-esteem in children and young people
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Apr 2003

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