Empowering Kids & Teens

Since 1994

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For 30 years, Teen Esteem+ has equipped students to make informed choices and supported parents with helpful resources.

We emphasize to K-12 students that their lives matter, their worth is inherent, and everyone deserves respect and dignity.

 

Interactive programs that empower young people and give them the tools they need to succeed in their everyday lives.

From articles to educational videos, find resources that inform, inspire, & support.

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About Teen Esteem

Inspiring Generations

For 30 years, Teen Esteem+ has equipped students to make informed choices, has empowered them with tools to avoid risky behaviors, and has provided parents with valuable information and resources to help them navigate the ongoing challenges of parenting. Our key message to students in K-12th grade is that their lives matter, their value is not based on what they do but on who they are, and that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. 

Teen Esteem is a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in 1994.

 

Your value is based on WHO you are, not what you do.

 

Parents / Grandparents

We know what it’s like to not have all the answers to the issues your kids face.

We encourage parents and other caring adults to have open and honest conversations with the children in their lives, providing tips & resources to sustain them through life’s challenges, one conversation at a time.

Testimonials

“The tea cup analogy left an impression on me because when I was bullied, I was called a 'disposable waste of space. I now know I'm special”

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Middle School

“I cried during the part with the teacup. I understand now that we are irreplaceable”

Student
High School

“Very informative and taught me a lot about how to view others”

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High School

 

 

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Parenting Articles
New Year, New Social Media Algorithms to Keep Your Kids & Teens Safe
New Year, New Social Media Algorithms to Keep Your Kids & Teens Safe

Our kids are the first generation to grow up in a digital world, and you are the first generation of parents to help them navigate the unknown. You have the privilege of walking with your child toward health and growth, helping them steward their attention wisely. Here are 5 tips that may help on this journey!

5 Ways to Help Your Child Become Addiction Resistant to Their Smartphones
5 Ways to Help Your Child Become Addiction Resistant to Their Smartphones

Our kids are the first generation to grow up in a digital world, and you are the first generation of parents to help them navigate the unknown. You have the privilege of walking with your child toward health and growth, helping them steward their attention wisely. Here are 5 tips that may help on this journey!

Tips to Survive & Thrive Your First Year of College
Tips to Survive & Thrive Your First Year of College

College can be both exciting and overwhelming for freshmen who may feel uneasy about their newfound independence. We asked current college students these 3 questions about THEIR freshman year, and here's what they said...

A Parent and Caregiver’s Guide to Video Gaming
A Parent and Caregiver’s Guide to Video Gaming

The video gaming world often represents unknown territory to parents and their attempts to enforce boundaries and limits on their gaming kids typically end in tension and conflict. Here are some tips to keep the child in your life’s gaming healthy.

Helping Our Kids Navigate the Digital World in a Safe and Healthy Way
Helping Our Kids Navigate the Digital World in a Safe and Healthy Way

The onus of mitigating the potential harms of social media should not be placed solely on the shoulders of parents and caregivers, but here are 7 steps they can take to help protect and support children and adolescents against the risk of harm.

5 Things Children & Adolescents Can Do To Navigate The Digital World
5 Things Children & Adolescents Can Do To Navigate The Digital World

According to the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory and the Department of Health and Human Services, up to 95% of youth ages 13-17 report using a social media platform, with more than a third saying they use social media “almost constantly.” While there is evidence that shows that social media does have benefits, there are also indicators that it can also have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of our kids.

Helping Your Child Foster Good Friendships
Helping Your Child Foster Good Friendships

Friendship is the building block on which our children’s social skills are built and the space where kids begin to understand who they are. As parents and caregivers, we can encourage our kids to choose their friends wisely by having regular conversations around questions like these:

5 Requests Teens Have of Their Parents About Their Online Safety
5 Requests Teens Have of Their Parents About Their Online Safety

Involving our teens in conversations about internet safety is key to understanding the challenges and opportunities they experience online. TikTok took a positive step by committing to working in partnership with parents and caregivers as they support their kid's digital journey. As part of that effort, TikTok polled teens on what support they valued as it relates to online safety. Here's what the kids said: