Articles Tagged: role models
Are we giving our children mixed messages about diet and body image?
We're all concerned about the lessons kids learn from magazines which celebrate skinny celebs and highlight a new crazy diet every week. But perhaps we need to look a bit closer to home.
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Achtung Baby or Barbie ban
"The Barbie doll herself is a fetish. She is descended from a sex toy." This according to Germain Greer on Question Time when discussing the sexualisation of children.
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Mums, we should love our looks - for our daughters' sakes
It's a sobering fact that even before our daughters have learnt to read, they're already looking at their reflections in the mirror - and deciding they don't like what they see.
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Children's body image: What parents can do to send a positive message
By the age of 10, a third of girls and 22 per cent of boys cited their bodies as their main source of worry.
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Let's stop trying to emulate celeb mums: So what if we have some extra curves?
Let' stop trying to emulate celeb mums and give ourselves a break
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Encouraging boys to read
Nine percent of boys are leaving primary school with, at the best, the reading skills of an average seven year old. These ...
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Are pop stars too sexy for our children?
"Mum, what's S&M?" asked my 12-year-old daughter and I nearly choked on my toast. I'm not often lost for words but I ...
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Who's the best role model for your children?
The most popular role models chosen by mums for their children are Richard Branson and JK Rowling, according to a new poll. ...
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