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Growing Pains: What's Normal. What's You.

 

 

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Growing Up... is Hard.

Really, really hard. At myelsie.org, we strived to put information on the reality of growing up, and not what is usually perceived in magazines and TV. There's no glamour in growing up, but there's no reason why you shouldn't feel good about yourself either.

Check out the 8 ICKY facts about your body that's totally normal to have.
 
Browse the effects of photoshop, an industry standard, in 'Before' and 'After' photos about acheiving the perfect looks.
   
Read about the Media's imposing standards on young women and girls everywhere and how to fight the social pressure to be thin, in The Culture of Thinness

5 Common Myths about the Male Body
 
5 Common Myths about Female Bodies
   
Racing Toward the Waist-line