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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
