Body image and self-esteem can be a common struggle for children and young people growing up, and these struggles can be amplified with access to the online world. Social media platforms and influencers advertising beauty, fitness and health products can promote unrealistic body standards, harmful diets and cosmetics that appeal to vulnerable youths who are feeling insecure.

To better understand the struggles children and young people face regarding body image and self-esteem, that explains the harmful methods that can be promoted, the dangers they present and how you can intervene to protect your child or young person, as well as how to encourage self-love and healthy body image.