Child Beauty Pageants? Just Plain Ugly!
Tweet After the recent hype over child beauty pageants in the media, I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon. I admit to enjoying (?) the odd episode of toddlers and tiara’s . It was fascinating and...
View ArticleMedia Monday – Babies & Bikini’s. Protecting Children In A Highly Sexualised...
Tweet In the media there has been a recent stir over Jessica Simpson releasing a photo of her 4 month old daughter wearing a bikini. On first glance, it’s actually kinda cute. I mean, look at that...
View ArticleMedia Monday – Top Toys to Avoid This Christmas And What To Buy Instead Part 1.
Tweet With Christmas approaching, it seems timely to begin a 4 part series on toys to avoid and offer some helpful alternatives. Toy shopping can be overwhelming. We are exposed to all sorts of...
View ArticleMedia Monday – From Make-Up To Waxing – Girls Growing Up Too Soon
Tweet “Growing up fast-tracked” was the provocative title of an article in the weekend newspaper. It was written in light of controversy sparked by a range of children’s deodorant being released in...
View ArticleMedia Monday – Toys My Daughter Won’t Be Getting For Her 1st Birthday
TweetThis week I found myself in a toy store – alone. So, armed with my smartphone I decided it was time for some investigative reporting! Here is one of the infamous monster high dolls that we...
View ArticleExposing The Harms Of The Global Porn Industry & Protecting Our Children –...
Tweet Yes, this is a blog with the words ‘porn’ and ‘giveaway’ in the same sentence. “Big Porn” is a fantastic book written by Melinda Tankard Reist and Abigail Bray. It is a confronting and...
View ArticleWhere Has The Innocence Of Childhood Gone? Challenging Our Sexualised Culture
Tweet Parenting in popular culture is undoubtedly challenging. Popular culture is the strongest influence we have that directs the parenting choices we make. It often comes before the influence of...
View ArticleMedia Monday – Is The Virtue Of Modesty A Thing Of The Past?
Tweet A while ago I read an article about Muslim women in Australia. A feminist journalist commented she felt the wearing of a burqa was demeaning and a sign of how men sexually oppress and control...
View ArticleWhat The? Wednesday
Tweet I used this ad in Monday’s post about the value of modesty. It is advertising like this and more recent ads like this that normalise children as sexually desirable. Disturbing but true. This is...
View ArticleMedia Monday – Teenagers, Sexy Selfies, Boys, Girls, Modesty…..Oh My!
Tweet A post written by a concerned mother of teenage boys about girls posting inappropriate, sexual images of girls on facebook has gone viral – FYI (If you’re a teenage girl). It has sparked great...
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