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Sexy, Super Skinny and Searching for Love: The Kids are Watching WHAT?!
A study just released by the Institute on Gender in Media echoes the research that I and Beauty Redefined do, but could be shocking for many readers who haven’t spent their free time critically analyzing kids’ media options! And we’re not talking about pop culture choices you’ve never heard of – we’re referring to the most popular G-rated movies and TV shows from Disney, Fox, Nickelodeon, you name it. Read on to find out what the kids are watching, how it may be affecting them, and what you can do to make a difference for good in a media-filled world in need of light! Continue reading
Posted in Acting, Recognizing
Tagged American Academy of Pediatrics, Disney, Geena Davis, gender stereotypes, identity, lexie and lindsay kite, media and children, media and gender, Media literacy, parenting advice, sexualization of children, sexualization of females in the media, thin ideal, what makes a woman powerful
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Positive Products: Confidence Building iPad App for Middle Schoolers
Along with pointing out products and media messages that parents, tweens, and teens may want to avoid, I love to share exciting new products that promote positive messages for children. There’s a great new iPad application by Electric Eggplant called … Continue reading
Week of the Young Child: Tips for Cherishing the Moment
Sunday began the Week of the Young Child. I believe that I have officially moved out of this phase as a mother, as my baby is turning 7 years old this week. The time in your life of having a … Continue reading
Posted in Acting
Tagged Child, Children Youth and Family, Family, Parent, parenting young children, parents and children
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Protect this House: Who Will? Females as Objects vs Agents
Are females primarily agents in their own lives or objects to fulfill the needs in the lives of others? This question was brought forward very strongly to me recently when my nine-year-old daughter, after having silently observed several billboards and … Continue reading
