All posts tagged "children’s media"
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Girls Playing With Bratz Dolls Equivalent To The Horrors Of Child Labor, Says Mom
All parents are concerned with the images and films consumed by their children, and toys alone represent a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Fact: Miley Cyrus Is Influencing Your Daughter
A study was recently published in the Journal of Children and Media illustrating how female pop...
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The Original Disney Superstars
Long before Brittany and Justin were jammin' with Mickey or The Jonas Brothers were slipping off their purity...
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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...
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The Food Network Is The New Secret Family Channel
Even if you let your kids watch channels that aren't necessarily considered adult, the commercials can quickly have...
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Even Your 4-Year-Old Thinks Thin Is Beautiful — For Women
So much for the notion that little kids aren't aware enough to interpret a fashion magazine or cultural...
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Fun Fact: Disney Princesses Never Make Eye Contact With Each Other
I was at a talk recently with Peggy Orenstein, noted authority on girls issues, when she mentioned...
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Cute Roulette: A Website For The Kiddies
If you're worried about what your children might find on the internet, it turns out nothing everything is...
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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...
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When You’re A Tween Starlet, Everyone Wants You To Have Sex
So apparently Disney is on the hunt for a new batch of tweens to fill the vacant slots...
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Hilarious Bedtime Story: Go The F@#k To Sleep
We are loving this new book, Go The Fuck To Sleep, by Adam Mansbach (Akashic Books).
