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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems that girls are under a lot more pressure [b]due to sexualization [/b]at a much younger age than in previous generations. I imagine this has a lot to do with what you're observing. [/quote]

Why do we do this to our girls - or why do we let the liberal media do this to our girls?[/quote]

I don't do it to mine. I don't talk about her looks or body much (except in terms of how powerful/strong it is), I never talk about my weight or my body in terms of fat/skinny, and I don't have her wear a swimsuit top at the beach. I don't buy beauty magazines and don't comment on people's looks. [/quote]

You dont have her wear a swimsuit top? How old? I can't believe she's ok with that.

We have some basic social norms. You are free to ignore them, but following this one is hardly harmful. Are you bucking the norm just for grins, or do you actually believe a swimsuit top sexualizes your kid? My son prefers to swim in a shirt. Is that sexualizing?[/quote]

NP. I don't understand why not wearing a swimsuit top is harmful. Little girls' chests look exactly the same as a boys', who don't wear a top. I grew up in Eastern Europe, where prepubescent girls only wore bottoms for swimming, and I honestly do not see why that's wrong. [/quote]

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