The Internet is contributing to the over-sexualization of our daughters. Dr. Albert Bandura, a leading psychologist states, “Most human behavior is learned observationally through modeling: from observing others one forms an idea of how new behaviors are performed, and on later occasions this coded information serves as a guide for action.” Our girls are observing a lot online and not all of it is good. They are young and there is a lot of peer pressure and a huge audience watching. Get up to speed and learn about these risks and the new pressures they are facing.
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This is so true. We are forcing our girls to grow up to soon. Innocence is lost and can not be regain. Worse, we are teaching them the wrong message. Why do young girls dress and try to “act sexy”? It is because as a society we encourage them. Check out clothes made for girls over size 6X…it is hard to find things that are not too grown up.
Well said. I agree and am ready to battle this in my family. My little girl is too important to be wasted on what this world has to offer. Thanks for getting real and to the point in this area.
Some call it the “pornification” of our youth. As parents, we need to stay vigilant about what our kids are seeing on TV and on-line. More importantly, we need to have open and honest discussions with our kids about this topic so that we can begin to allow them to develop “critical thinking” skill on this issue.
Darren Laur
Thanks so much for writing this! The message must be heard loud and clear by the public:
The information superhighway is loaded with billboard pages that scream, “Because sex sells, that’s what you have to advertise.”
Great article!
Today’s girls are dealing with issues well beyond their age. We as moms have to recognize this and start the conversations earlier. They are being exposed to so much so early. Because your daughters are seeing questionable images and behavior on TV she may not actually understand that it is inappropriate. We can not let the media educate our children and we cannot blame. We are in control.