{"id":12989,"date":"2014-10-21T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=12989"},"modified":"2014-10-21T09:06:54","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T16:06:54","slug":"girls-self-esteem-future-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/girls-self-esteem-future-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Girls’ Self Esteem + Future Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nothing takes you back to your tween years like having a child in middle school. This time can be fun, with new found freedom and more things to do. It can also be fraught with greater responsibility and lower self esteem.<\/p>\n

Yep, young girls (and getting younger all the time) are experiencing greater levels of anxiety, depression, and low self image than ever before. Whether due to the prevalence of social media or society\u2019s distorted standards<\/a>, the demand and desire to appear perfect are at an all time high.<\/p>\n

As you can imagine, this has negative effects on our girls\u2019 success and happiness. Many girls are taking anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medications now in high school. It has been shown that girls with poor self image have a lower grade point average and do poorly on tests. It goes without saying that they would be less willing to put themselves out there if they are feeling judged.<\/p>\n

Women are not immune to this self image issue. As Meaghan Ramsey says in her TED Talk on the subject, this poor view of ourselves does not go away as we grow up. It just turns into women with horrible body images and lower self esteem, affecting their work, home, and social lives.<\/p>\n