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What is sexualization anyway?
Since this blog has attracted a lot of new readers lately, I thought it was important to go back and revisit the idea of sexualization. I talk about it a lot, but new readers may be wondering, “Exactly what is … Continue reading →
Sexy Horses and Trolls and Fairies, Oh My: Toys all Tarted Up
Hot-to-trot ponies? Dolls that wax? Toys get tarted up – Parenting – TODAYshow.com. In a story on the Today Show website, they show several examples of toys that are crazily sexualized, with even horses wearing high heels, make-up, and coy … Continue reading →
Are Princesses Really so Bad?!
If you read the review or information about the book Cinderella Ate my Daughter, you may be wondering, are princesses really that bad? Are they evil? Is it wrong to let my child play with anything princess related? People also … Continue reading →
Be the Change
After my last couple of posts about gender stereotypes forced on girls and boys, one of my readers, Phillip, made a great point. He said that the best way to help kids see that they can follow their own path, … Continue reading →
Marketing and Kids: Can ethics beat out profit?
In this insightful article, David Sirota points out that since the 1970s consumer activists have had an on again off again battle with marketers on the issue of advertising to children. Regulations come in that limit them, and then are swept … Continue reading →
Percy Jackson vs Transformers 3: Media Messages and Boys
This article is cross posted from the blog Marketing, Media, and Childhood written by Erin McNeill. I’ve been exploring the messages that media sends to boys about what it means to be male. Erin, along with Crystal Smith of Achilles Effect … Continue reading →
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Tagged boys and media messages, child development, Children Youth and Family, Crystal Smith, Erin McNeill, gender stereotypes, media and children, Media literacy, Media marketing childhood, media messages and children, objectification of women, parenting, parents and children, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Sexualization, sexualization of females in the media, Sociological Images, Transformers 3, women and power
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Boy-vs-World
I recently talked about the Greatness Book for Boys. One of my pet peeves is when children are told that there is a certain range of interests that are for boys and another for girls. This limits the way that … Continue reading →
Kids & Friends: The Power of Friendship
Today I was struck by the beautiful power of friendship. Our family moved to a foreign country for over half a year, to a place where we didn’t know any other families, a place where we were, in many ways, … Continue reading →
Posted in Acting, For Teens and Tweens, What's out There That's Good
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Tagged child development, Children Youth and Family, Family, Female Friendship, Friendship, Harry Potter, Junie B. Jones, Kind Campaign, media and children, Monster High, parenting, parents and children, what can parents do
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The Internet & Kids: Positive and FUN Website Resources
Along with pointing out media that may be promoting messages that you don’t agree with, I also like to point out positive options. Today I’d like to share several online communities and sites that provide encouraging, healthy messages for children … Continue reading →
Make your own Media:Strategies for Positive Activism
It’s easy at times to feel overwhelmed by the sexualized and stereotyped media and marketing directed towards children and adolescents. But I want to encourage you to feel empowered to do something to make a difference instead of giving up … Continue reading →
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