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The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids
Ballantine
August 2008
On Sale: August 5, 2008
240 pages
ISBN: 0345505069
EAN: 9780345505064
Hardcover
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Thong panties, padded bras, and risqué Halloween costumes
for young girls. T-shirts that boast “Chick Magnet” for
toddler boys. Sexy content on almost every television
channel, as well as in books, movies, video games, and even
cartoons. Hot young female pop stars wearing provocative
clothing and dancing suggestively while singing songs with
sexual and sometimes violent lyrics. These products are
marketed aggressively to our children; these stars are held
up for our young daughters to emulate–and for our sons to
see as objects of desire.
Popular culture and
technology inundate our children with an onslaught of mixed
messages at earlier ages than ever before. Corporations
capitalize on this disturbing trend, and without the
emotional sophistication to understand what they are doing
and seeing, kids are getting into increasing trouble
emotionally and socially; some may even to engage in
precocious sexual behavior. Parents are left shaking their
heads, wondering: How did this happen? What can we
do?
So Sexy So Soon is an invaluable and practical
guide for parents who are fed up, confused, and even scared
by what their kids–or their kids’ friends–do and say. Diane
E. Levin, Ph.D., and Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., internationally
recognized experts in early childhood development and the
impact of the media on children and teens, understand that
saying no to commercial culture–TV, movies, toys, Internet
access, and video games–isn’t a realistic or viable option
for most families. Instead, they offer parents essential,
age-appropriate strategies to counter the assault. For
instance:
• Help your children expand their
imaginations by suggesting new ways for them to play with
toys–for example, instead of “playing house” with dolls,
they might send their toys on a backyard archeological
adventure.
• Counteract the narrow gender stereotypes in
today’s media: ask your son to help you cook; get your
daughter outside to play ball.
• Share your values and
concerns with other adults–relatives, parents of your
children’s friends–and agree on how you’ll deal with TV and
other media when your children are at one another’s
houses.
Filled with savvy suggestions, helpful sample
dialogues, and poignant true stories from families dealing
with these issues, So Sexy So Soon provides parents with the
information, skills, and confidence they need to discuss
sensitive topics openly and effectively so their kids can
just be kids.
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