Comments on: She’s just a cute Tween…but she grows up to be a curvy, cool Teen!

By: Regina

Regina — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:50:03 +0000

I just came back from a workshop on the sexualisation of young girls in the media. I have been a social worker for 23 years and I am sick of everything just getting worse when we start to see it emerge.
As the mum of a sweet innocent 7 year old, I wont’ sit back and fight this fight alone anymore. I’m coming on board and we’re going to stop this stupidity once and for all.
Let’s let our children be bloody children for goodness sake.

By: Britney Concert

Britney Concert — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:49:09 +0000

It is a bit out of control how these dolls look. I think kids should be kids. This is ade so are children grw up before thier time.

By: Aurel

Aurel — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:58:07 +0000

Bad toy…At least we can prevent our children to play with this toy. Choosing toys and entertainment for children become difficult matter nowadays…

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:23:04 +0000

The new doll is just plain silly. However, I don’t believe it does any harm on its own. I feel that the real hurdle is getting parents to NOT elevate the thing to the position of a role model. Parents don’t seem to realise THEY are the first port of call for role modeling and that they are capable of influencing their children into disdaining this sort of fake social promotion of growing up/sexuality. Parents need to get in and ACT POSITIVE right from the start- offering positive models of human-ness which kids will adopt. Then kids can say no to the dolls/images/T-shirts with a bit of extra encouragement. Parents CAN give kids the tools to reject what will lead to perilous development. Teachers have bugger all influence really- it takes an exceptional human being to be a teacher that kids admire as much as parent. By the time kids get to school, its starting to be too late.

By: Scar

Scar — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:45:46 +0000

Bloody hell! This is awful! I’m speechless (and trust me, that’s unusual…).

By: jeanie

jeanie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:30:51 +0000

I could not believe that doll you described!

I always thought I would never be one of those who would say “in my day” but the morphing of young girls into ones who will accept such sexualisation is horrifying – and I in no way consider myself a prude, just one who not only hopes her own daughter can grow in her own time to be a strong and free-thinking woman, and be regarded by her peers on her own terms, not as a sexual object.

Great post. Oh, except for the loose/lose bit, but that is purely pedantic and based on a childhood experience of my mother constantly correcting spelling. Ah, the good old days (ha ha).

By: German Romance

German Romance — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:40:12 +0000

It is mass marketing to children, when you get them hooked on some special brands early on there is a good chance that you can have them sa customers for rest of your life.. Big Dollars!

By: Fern

Fern — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:07:14 +0000

What a fabulous post, thank you so much, it was very refreshing to read. At the moment I am only a mother to boys, but I have to say I do worry about any future daughters I may have and the effect of the current trends on them.

By: Night Crawler

Night Crawler — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:56:00 +0000

Unbelievable! Yet another reason why today’s youth are so messed up.