Dear Parents

As parents, we face a tremendous challenge helping our daughters build self esteem. Our society places great emphasis on female beauty. Negative messages reach our children subliminally at a very early age.

Helping girls increase confidence in their unique talents, interests and abilities reduces their reliance on physical appearance as their main measure of self worth.

Self esteem is likely to improve if girls develop their competence in a variety of areas including education, sport, personal interest, hobbies, clubs, community service and relationships. In doing so, they may develop a more rounded self concept where appearance is only one of many attributes.

Girls will focus on developing attributes other than beauty if they perceive that the significant people in their lives place value on these characteristics as well. Sadly, many adults don't like their bodies. But helping girls love and accept themselves because of who they are and not what they look like, will help your children grow into adults who do!

Positive life skills allow girls to strengthen their confidence, maintain positive perspective, deal constructively with conflicts or setbacks, safeguard their health and enhance their quality of living.

Girls who view themselves negatively have learned to see themselves as limited.

How many times have negative actions or reactions from others made you feel unappreciated, unwanted, unworthy, rejected, hopeless, useless?

How often has someone implied that you are stupid, not good enough or incompetent?

How many times have you been told that you should have done something better, different, faster, smarter?

How often have you spoken to yourself in a way that undermines your own confidence?

Negative thinking destroys confidence, heightens anxiety, kills enjoyment and interferes with one's chances of performing well.

It is extremely important to teach girls early to feel good about themselves and their abilities. You will provide a HUGE service to your daughter(s) or granddaughter(s) by teaching them positive life skills and stress control strategies now!

This allows girls to live more fully, love more completely and cope more effectively....

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