Category Archives: Planning
Tips for Starting Off the New School Year Right
Ah, the beginning of a new school year. There’s excitement, anticipation, anxiety, fear, and everything in between. As parents and children prepare for the new school year, here are some … Continue reading
Stereotyping Childhood
Why does the pink and blue division of toys matter? Why should we care about the gendered marketing schemes running rampant? In the Huffington Post, there was an article last … Continue reading
Glamour-vs-Greatness: What’s a girl to do?
From the Archives: A post examining the gender stereotypes that are often presented to children. Girls are promoted glamour while boys are sold on greatness. So I was shopping with … Continue reading
Pretty Girls and Emotionally Mute Boys: Disney Heros and Heroines
I’ve written a few posts lately about both Disney Princesses and the danger for children of gender stereotyping. One of the things that I find most disturbing about gender stereotyping … Continue reading
Systems of Influence: Helping children make sense of the world
One well-known theory of how children develop was proposed by Urie Bronfenbrenner and is called the Ecological Systems Theory. In this theory, it’s thought that children are influenced by the … Continue reading
The Thin Ideal: Seeing Really is Believing!
I’ve been reading several articles recently about the “Thin Ideal.” When we talk about the Thin Ideal, what we mean is the idea that thinness is equal to beauty for … Continue reading
Teen Girls Sexualized on TV
The Parent Television Council recently came out with a report discussing how teen and tween girls are depicted in primetime television. One of the main points that they make is … Continue reading
Post-Feminism and Reality TV
How many of you have watched The Bachelor? On this show, young women compete for the attention of one man. Many times, they use their sexuality to attempt to … Continue reading
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