Portland Public Library

So sexy so soon, the new sexualized childhood, and what parents can do to protect their kids, Diane E. Levin and Jean Kilbourne

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index

index present

non fiction

So sexy so soon

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Diane E. Levin and Jean Kilbourne

the new sexualized childhood, and what parents can do to protect their kids

Presents a guide to raising children with a healthy attitude toward sex and sexuality in a culture that provides a skewed sense of body image, role models, and the makeup of healthy intimate relationships, offering an antidote to the media's assault on childhood

Introduction: Changing times, changing needs, changing responses -- Never too young to be sexy : living with children in today's sexualized world -- From Barbie to Bratz and beyond : sexy sells -- Sexual development derailed : the toll on children -- The toll on parents, families, and schools -- Helping children through the minefields : what parents, families and schools can do -- Working it out together : the power of connecting deeply with children -- The sexualized child enters adolescence : the floodgates open -- Helping teenagers through the minefields -- Creating a new cultural environment