Girls and self confidence

A study looks at how going through puberty tends to negatively impact girls’ self confidence: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/09/puberty-girls-confidence/563804/

An interesting study out of The University of Texas at Austin on how giving teens an opportunity to use their struggles to help others actually builds up their own confidence: http://yourteenmag.com/family-life/building-teen-confidence?utm_source=Weekly+Emails&utm_campaign=808959626d-Expert_Advice_from_Your_Teen_Media&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_418d895dd9-808959626d-408240285&mc_cid=808959626d&mc_eid=f18f5a8f38    

Kristin Neff, a psychology professor at the University of Texas discusses how self-compassion is more valuable and important than self-esteem: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/why-self-compassion-works-better-than-self-esteem/481473/