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How to Raise Self-Confident
Daughters
Eating disorders and depression
are on the rise in teenage girls,
so equipping your daughter with
confidence is vital if she is to grow
into a happy young woman. Against
the morale-bashing images of skinny
women in magazines and sexism
from their peers this may seem like
an impossible task, but as a parent
you have the power to influence the
strength of the self-esteem she will
develop.
It is important to help your daughter
to see, and appreciate, what she is
capable of. Praising her regularly
for her achievements, both big and
small, will start to engender in her
a sense of achievement. It doesn’t
have to be top marks at school or
passing a dancing exam, it could be
smaller accomplishments like finding
some information for you on the
internet, standing up for herself in
a disagreement or anything that will
help her to see herself as an able,
increasingly independent person.
Encourage your daughter to try new
things. It may be that she has always
wanted to play football or learn how
to fix her bike but has just never