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On Mother’s Day: The Beauty and Challenge Of Mothering
Ah, Mother’s Day. Some argue that it’s just a day created by marketers to get more sales while others see it as a sentimental favorite. Whatever your views, today is a great time to think about the beauty, strength, and … Continue reading
A Very Sexy Halloween to You
Halloween has become a very sexy holiday. The costumes have become reminiscent of the adult entertainment industry, promoting girls and women as sexual objects. Let me tell you a few stories. A friend of mine took her high school aged … Continue reading
Fear and Loathing in Middle School: Stepping outside of gender norms
One of the reasons that gender stereotyped media and marketing bothers me is that it sets expectations for acceptable behaviors regarding gender. Given what we know about how media shapes our expectations about reality, without a doubt these highly gendered … Continue reading
Posted in For Teens and Tweens, Talking
Tagged Adolescence, child development, Gender role, gender stereotypes, identity, media and children, parenting
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Letting Go of Perfect
This past couple of weeks have been big ones for my family, and for me as a mother. My oldest daughter became a teenager, embarking on a course that she’s already begun toward independence, but it feels more official with … Continue reading
8 Year Old Girl: What Brave Means to Me
Seeing Merida fight for herself and her mom made me feel like girls can be the hero. As a girl, I see that people think girls aren’t strong enough to stand up for themselves, but seeing Merida makes me feel that they can.Brave also shows boys that girls aren’t just weak and pretty, they can smart, they can be strong. Being a girl isn’t just about being pretty. That makes me feel really nice inside, that this message is getting out into the world. Continue reading
Posted in Talking
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Remember This: 8 Things I want to tell my 8 Year Old Daughter
My youngest daughter turned 8 years old this week. This means that she has moved into the world of tweens. Tween marketing is commonly focused on kids between the ages of 8-12 years, and it has become a stage in … Continue reading
Posted in Acting, Recognizing, Talking
Tagged child development, Family, identity, media and children, parenting
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7 Year Old on a Diet: Dealing with Weight Issues with Kids
The Biggest Threat of Dara-Lynn Weiss and Vogue’s ‘7-Year-Old on a Diet’ – The Daily Beast. Some of you may have read the article in Vogue by Dara-Lynn Weiss about putting her 7-year-old daughter on a diet after her doctor … Continue reading
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Tagged child development, Dara-Lynn Weiss, media and children, parenting, thin ideal, Vogue, Weight loss
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Positive Activity for Kids and Adults: Writing Your Own Once Upon a Time Story
Disney will be coming out with a new Princess, this one is younger and directed primarily at the pre-k audience. One has to ask, do we really need a new princess? The others aren’t enough? Taking a cue from Melissa from … Continue reading
