So Sexy So Soon

The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids

Author: Diane E. Levin
Secondary Author: Jean Kilbourne
ISBN: 9780345505071

Risqué Halloween costumes for young girls. T-shirts that boast “Chick Magnet” for toddler boys. Sexy content on almost every television channel, as well as in movies and video games. Popular culture and technology inundate our boys and girls with an onslaught of graphic sexual messages at earlier ages than ever before. Without the emotional sophistication to understand what they are doing and seeing, kids are getting into increasing trouble emotionally and socially. Parents are left shaking their heads, wondering: How did this happen? What can we do? Diane E. Levin, Ph.D., and Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., internationally recognized experts in, respectively, early childhood development and the impact of the media on children and teens, offer parents essential, age-appropriate strategies to counter the assault. Filled with savvy suggestions, helpful sample dialogues, and poignant stories from families dealing with these issues, So Sexy So Soon provides parents with the information, skill

Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publish Date: 2009

Subjects: Family & Relationships / Parenting / General

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Parenting)