The advice you'd give your younger self as a survey suggests more girls are unhappy

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More than a third of 10 to 15-year-old girls are unhappy with their appearance, according to the Children's Society's annual report.

And 14% are unhappy with their lives as a whole.

The proportion of unhappy boys remained at 20% and 11% respectively.

What is it that makes girls so unhappy and if you had the chance to speak to your younger self, what advice would you give her?

Listen to your mum and dad more

Heather, a 24-year-old from Newcastle says "their advice is priceless".

Heather wants to tell herself to listen to her parents., external

And Anna from Devon agrees "mum's always right, as annoying as it is".

'Embrace life, embrace being yourself'

That's the message from 28-year-old Lauren from Norfolk.

She thinks her younger self worried too much about what people thought of her.

Lauren made a whole list to share with a younger her., external

Twenty-year-old Georgie from Devon also has some positive words to share with herself.

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What advice would you give your younger self?

"Be more confident in yourself and don't be put off trying something new."

Trying new things seems to be a common theme

Belphoebe wished her younger self took more opportunities.

She thinks she needed to have a more open mind., external

'Don't worry about what everyone else thinks'

It's easier said than done, but it's coming up a lot.

Sophie, 18, from Glasgow, wishes she focused more on being happy as "that's all that matters".

She tweets about always trying to look "perfect"., external

Veera thinks it's important to know that opinionated doesn't mean right., external

Kim, 21, goes to Swansea University and thinks you should be nice to everyone because you'll always end up better off.

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