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media and young girls (very troubling)
I've seen all those TV ad's about the media portraying image to young girls and messing with their minds, but I never gave it much thought or was never really concerned it was affecting my 4 year old since she only watches Nickelodeon and cartoon network (and not even that much really, maybe an hour or two at most a day)...I was wrong. The story: My daughter has a Cinderella and a Snow White doll. Today she decided she wanted to put Snow White's dress on her Cinderella doll instead. She pulled the dress on and when she tried to close the back she said, "I can't close the dress mommy", and I told her it was because her Cinderella doll was bigger than her Snow White doll and she replies with "no mommy, it's because Cinderellas hips are too big" *gasp!* I was very taken aback by her response, to imagine that a 4 year old girl would say something like that. Well I called my mother to tell her the story and she informed me that the day prior when she was watching my daughter that she had told her that "fat girls needed to take pills to lose weight" and when my mother told her no that they just needed to eat more healthy foods my daughter argued with her that no they had to take pills because that's what the TV said....you seriously can't let your child watch TV anymore it seems like.... not even children's TV stations apparently! I'm quite honestly disgusted that my young daughter would think something like that....I'm totally rethinking even letting her watch TV at all now, if it's already affecting her like this at the age of 4, how will it at the age of 12 or 13? It's a very worrisome thought..... 5 comments from 5 users
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posted by
GregL
on Oct 29, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Not a bad idea, about TV watching that is. I once saw a great bumper sticker that said "Kill Your Television". How true, it can be a living monster for sure. Another note, don't EVER fall asleep with the TV on, even for adults. When we're awake, we're able to block out what we don't want to hear. When we're asleep however, our defenses are down, and we're unable to filter out the bad stuff, so everything we hear goes right in to our subconscious. Baaaaad!!!
posted by
gube
on Oct 30, 2008 at 07:39 AM
Then you can go to church and the preacher will tell the kids that two men who love each other is a abomination......when they grow up they to will judge and condemn other childs of god................They get negative information from all sides. posted by
viciouslindz
on Oct 30, 2008 at 09:12 AM
your right gube they do....i dont think i'd really stop her from watching tv all together because their are good things on tv as well, it was just a real shocker to hear her say things like that...it all depends on how it's handled by the parent i suppose, not an easy task but then who ever said parenting was easy? life...... posted by
Joty
on Oct 30, 2008 at 09:55 AM
I'm glad my kids are grown. It was bad enough 30 years ago when my 5 year old son wanted to know why girls had different napkins from boys (he was thinking table napkins) every time a Kotex commercial ran. Now we (women) are bombarded with commercials about how we smell from our breath to our genitals; our own hair color isn't good enough; how fat we are - followed by a commercial for McDonalds, Sara Lee or an M&M's; our teeth aren't white enough - and don't let me get started on the ones for cleaning products that imply if you're not using their product you're a failure as a homemaker/wife! It's no wonder girls, and some boys have such a hard time with self-esteem at too young an age. Instead of TV, how about DVDs that you pick out and know are appropriate? Kudos to Dove for their positive commercials! posted by
swilli
on Oct 30, 2008 at 02:01 PM
VL is on the right track in stating that it's up to the parents to guide their children. Protecting them from all "harmful" stuff is just not feasible. Within reason, exposure to what they encounter is how we teach them about learning wrong from right. Explaining why diet pills are harmful and why eating a healthful diet is beneficial is the way to go. Helping your child understand that commercials are not always truthful is a good step in the right direction. It is normal to try to protect your child from all harmful influences but you can't keep them from finding out eventually that there are not always trusting people out there. This commercial about the diet pills and her comments about the doll's hips is a great opening for you to teach her about some of these things. Good luck, and, echoing what Joty wrote, I am very glad those days are over for me. Now my grandson is experiencing his own trials and tribulations with his two young sons. And so it goes.....
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