Yes there are messages on the media that say the world is going to end tomorrow but there are messages out there that are true. Dove Self Esteem ProjectThis website displays that without widening that definition of beauty and expanding it to include attributes beyond just physical appearance,we will miss out on an opportunity to see a diverse variety of inspiring, intelligent and thoughtful women that children can relate to
Proud2bmeThis website honours young activists and what they have been through to make their physical appearance more appealing. There are many different stories but there was one about a professional ballerina that really stood out. She started dancing at the age of three and was pressured to achieve in the incredibly high body standard of a dancer. She had been disappointed with her body until this year and she finally realised while recovering from a eating disorder in therapy that she did not have to live up to those standards, if she was happy it didn't matter and she wasn't happy dieting and going through all these bad disorders. Dove Self Esteem ProjectThis website tells the truth when it says that media, social and peer pressures influence the way teens see themselves. Their mental perception of what they look like can become distorted, leading them to engage in risk behaviors when they feel they don’t measure up to the impossible goal set in front of them.
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