Tube Tops For Your Tot
M Fredric store – an option in the Children’s section. From the brand Riley. There’s a bothersome trend these days to dress our children like mini-adults. The concept is a rip current in this year’s...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Medical Community: Be. Smarter.
Dear Pediatricians of America – I bring my children to you so that I may utilize your medical knowledge and training for the safe keeping and well being of their tiny, precious bodies with which I have...
View ArticleBikini Babies, Outrage, and Making Change
Folks by the dozen are sending me this, but I haven’t posted on it and won’t be starting the requested petition because I’m more interested in changing the conversation than leading one that goes “OMG...
View ArticleSexy Strawberry Ice Cream
Kids aren't sexy, they and strawberry ice cream are awesome just the way they are.
View ArticleOn Being Six In A Sea of Sexy Dolls
Many times when I’m sharing discussions I have with 6yo Amelia as she and I work through our hyper-sexual culture, I tend to get a comment or two about she or I being judgmental towards other females....
View ArticleAmelia Gets Sexy
During our caption contest for the photo at your left there were a couple of comments about kids not noticing this kind of thing / don’t make a big deal if they don’t / don’t shelter your kids just...
View ArticleWhen Do We Allow Our Girls To Partake in Commercialized Sexualization?
That is a serious question, when do we or when should we allow it? I hope your head and your heart are saying never, but often times that gate opens before we are ready or give our permission. How do...
View ArticleHow Do Girls Tell the Difference Between “Little Girl Cute” and “Sexy Cute”?
How do young girls tell the difference between “little girl cute” and “sexy cute”? They don’t. Because we continue to blur that line between adult sexuality and childhood. We infantalize grown women...
View ArticleWhat Choice Do I Have In Explaining ‘Sexy’ To My Little Girl?
In a hyper-sexual culture that markets sex directly to young children, parents are forced to explain adult concepts at ages we never dreamed of. When I first became a parent I never dreamed I’d be...
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