When she needs a self-esteem boost, Raven-Symoné can count on her biggest fan: her mom.
"She'll call me and say, 'You're very pretty,' " says the former That's So Raven star. "I'm like, 'Thanks, Mommy!' and that's my confidence for the day."
On Thursday, the singer-actress will be helping to boost some of her young fans' confidence when she hosts a hundred 11- and 12-year-old girls at a Dove-sponsored self-esteem workshop in Cape May, N.J.
"It's going to be so much fun," the 23-year-old, who's been working on her fifth album, tells PEOPLE. "We want to build their self-esteem and give them tools to face the world the next day without us there."
The singer-actress has experienced her share of criticism – especially from online "haters" – for her body, which she's called