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Too Sexy Too Soon


Is 10 the new 20? It sure seems so. It's no news that kids have to pull away from us, experiment, even mess up. But there's something going on today that is new, different, and alarming. Kids are being oversexualized -- in the way they dress, behave, and talk -- well before they've had a chance to get a sense of who they are as individuals. "Kids are growing up so fast that their teen years are being missed entirely," says Michele Borba, EdD, author of 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know (Jossey-Bass).
One reason is in-your-face obvious: the omnipresent ads, television, music, and videos blasting a "you have to be sexy to be popular" message. Kids are taking in the hype before they really understand what "being sexy" means, says psychologist Susan Linn, EdD, cofounder of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and author ofConsuming Kids (Anchor).
But there's another reason our kids' lives are speeding up this way: We're allowing it. "Adults are giving in," says Borba. "Moms and dads are hitting the snooze control when the alarms go off." What may seem like harmless playacting actually has serious consequences. "Instead of trying out a range of new things and building confidence that way, kids are borrowing identities from celebrities," says Borba. "They're racing into adulthood before they've learned to feel safe about who they are."
By Salley Shannon-Family Circle Magazine


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