Matilda’s All Grown Up And Speaking Out About What Child Stars Really Feel Like
Remember Mara Wilson, that relentlessly adorable little girl from Matilda, Miracle on 34th Street and Mrs. Doubtfire? She’s 25 now,…
Another Beloved Children’s Character Bites The Dust: Voice Of Charlie Brown Arrested For Stalking
What is the world coming to? Good Grief. Former child actor and voice of Charlie Brown, Peter Robbins, has…
Dear Mattel, Please Don’t Ruin Thomas The Tank Engine
He’s one of the most simple and innocent childhood characters out there. Thomas the Tank Engine, with his primary…
Top 10 Breakout Children’s Stars Of 2012
If your child is anything like mine, his or her tastes and preferences can change with the wind. At…
Hilary Duff’s Pregnancy Signals The End Of Her Tween Career
Hilary Duff, 23, may have made an earlier statement that she and her 30-year-old husband Mike Comrie were waiting…
Tweens Just Want To Be Famous, So What Does That Say About Their Parents?
A very alarming study has recently been published revealing that today’s tweens (ages 9-11) value fame above all other…
The New Spider-Man Is A Mixed-Race Kid From Brooklyn
Finally someone has addressed the dominance of Caucasian superheros in comic book narratives. Everyone from Batman to Superman is…
Mommyish Poll: Would You Support The Healthy Media For Youth Act?
Many parents are willing to critique the many media images that their children see in advertisements, television shows, and…
Fun Fact: Smoking In Kids’ Films Fell Dramatically In 2010
Parents and organizations alike are always lobbying to get less smoking advertisements in front of their kids — and…
Your Daughter Can’t Sleep Because She’s Stressing About Being Skinny
Young girls are clearly be confronted with countless media images encouraging them to lose weight and prioritize their looks…
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…
Peggy Orenstein Explains Pixar’s ‘Female Problem’
Films and media consumption are top priorities for parents who roll their eyes every time their kid exclaims that…
Role Models: Children Should Not Be Looking To Celebrities In The First Place
The imposed responsibilities of pop stars and actors to uphold certain levels of propriety for the sake of their…
Do Transgender Little Girls Have A Fascination With Mermaids?
Transgender children, kids whose gender identity does not match their assigned sex, have become the subject of interest to…