The American Girls Have Totally Gone Soft, Man
I grew up with the American Girls (books, not the dolls, what do you think I was, rich?) I…
Chanel Turning Kids Into Little Consumers With New Internet Game
Talk about direct marketing to kids. Coloring books are so passe if there aren’t direct brands sponsoring the images…
Gwen Stefani Will Charge You For A Clothing Line That Your Kids Are Capable Of Making
Come November, Gwen Stefani will debut her new children’s line “Harajuku Mini” at Target, inspired by anime characters. According…
Cupcake Competitions: Extravagant Birthday Parties Are Mean
Just before the local school let out a few weeks ago, a little girl asked if her mother could…
Peggy Orenstein Encourages Parents To Resist Kids’ Consumer Culture
Don’t sulk into your hands when your daughter requests a Bratz doll. Just because she owns an entire crate…
Research In England Proposes Ways To Prevent The Sexualization Of Children
Pressures for children to grow up too quickly have reached a breaking point for English parents. Rising concerns about…
The ‘Tween’ Epidemic: Encouraging Kids To Grow Up Too Fast Since 1997
“Tween” may seem like a relatively new term for parents wrestling Miley Cyrus or Justin Bieber dolls from their…
What Makes A Princess Different From A Fairy Or A Ballerina? She’s Rich
One of the most perplexing things to a lot of parents I know is why their little girls gravitate…