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__** Sexualization Of Children's clothing,toys and TV shows **__

In August of 2011, the French Vogue caused quite a stir in the fashion world because of one 10 year old model.[|Thylane Blondeau] was seen in french Vogue wearing very heavy make up,gold heels and posed very provactive.This caused a lot of people to think about the sexualization of children items and the children themselves. There are three reasons why i want to talk about this topic: Children want to dress up like the dolls they have and the celebrities they or their parents look up to,They are pressured to dress like what they see the kids at school or on TV wearing, and this hurts a child’s self esteem.

media type="youtube" key="-zPj39PLYtU" height="360" width="480" Children’s clothing has become more sexualized because they want to dress up as like the celebrities they or their parents look up to and the dolls they have.On a episode of "Toddlers and Tiara's" a 2 year old named Mia took off her clothes to show she was wearing a Madonna inspired [|outfit]. Even if this is for a pageant, she is still a 2 year old who shouldn't be wearing a padded bra and shaking her butt in front of a room full of adults. This has also happened before when a 3 year old was dressed as Julia Roberts character from pretty [|women]. The APA says that children don’t just get the idea of looking at the celebrities they like, such as Christina Aguilera who was on a Skechers AD for the sneaker called naughty or [|nice.] media type="youtube" key="QAxEt5YL8w4" height="360" width="640" Another reason is because Children are pressured to dress like the their friends at school. In the united kingdom, a school was forced to write letter to the parents of girls 10-11 for wearing [|thongs]. They said that the thongs were meant for being sexy and not for girls in middle school.Also making news online is adults view on kids who wear clothes that are too sexy for their age group, “adults view preteen girls wearing clothing with adult-sexualized patterns as being less smart and competent.”. This is also making school want to stop this problem too, In the article "The sexualization of children and what schools can do about it" it states that schools are going to try to give classes about the message sent to kids ages starting from elementary school age to high school age from the AD's they see on TV,Magazine, Movies, Websites and clothing. The last reason is the sexualization of children's merchandise might hurt a child's self esteem. In a study from Indiana University it says that the TV can hurt a Caucasian girls and a African american boy and girls confidence. “Children who are not doing other things besides watching television cannot help but compare themselves to what they see on the screen.” It also states that the way the women and males are portrayed on the show they are watching makes an impact too. In the article [|"‘Living doll’ trend]: Women and girls will do anything to look like Barbie" it states that their are girls who are wanting to look like a barbie doll by going as far as getting plastic surgery of various proportions.In the article[| "Toddlers and Tiaras: Sexualizing your children| 5 tips to protect your kids"] It says to protect your child you should educate,navigate,protect,and listen to help your child to keep their self esteem up. In conclusion i think we should protect and talk to our kids about the message they are getting from the things they own or look at such as clothing, magazines, toys, video games, and TV shows. We have to make sure this stops before it gets worse.

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 * [|The Super-Sexualization of Children: Time to Take Notice] **

__** [|11 Insanely Sexualized Children’s Products] **__

__** [|The Sexualization of Children and Adolescents Epidemic] **__
__** [|No Escaping Sexualization of Young Girls] **__ **__[|Articles about sexualization into clothing and media]__**
 * [|Sexualization Of Girls In The Media Is Harmful] **
 * [|Article on sexualization from the american psychological association] **