Childhood interrupted
By Robin Summerfield, Canwest News Service
September 20, 2008
Mini-skirts for mini-people, thongs for tweens and bikinis for babies: Childhood has never seemed so sleazy. At the mall, it's often hard to distinguish the line between womenswear and clothing for girls. With Halloween on the horizon, racks will once again be well-stocked with tight, short and revealing costumes for girls. Watch for provocative pirates or slinky French maids coming to a teen party near you. Click here to read the entire story.
Real Life, Real Talk
With Tiffany Card
September 10, 2008.
Radio talkshow. Click here to listen.
Turing the Tide - Radio Program
With Maggie Pascal
September 7, 2008
Radio talkshow on WCBM-AM (Phoenix, MD). Click here to listen.
Culture Shocks - Radio Program
With Barry Lynn
August 21, 2008.
Radio talkshow. Click here to listen.
Too sexy, too soon: Combating the sexualization of childhood
By Nancy Shute, U.S. News & World Report
August 11, 2008
A 6-year-old asks at dinner, "What's a blow job?" Four-year-old girls mimic Britney Spears's pelvis-grinding gyrations. Eight-year-old girls plot how to manipulate their parents to buy them "sexy" midriff-baring tops. And fifth-grade boys tell their teacher they know you don't have to like a person to have sex with them because they've seen pornography on the Internet. Click here to read the full story.
6 ways to prep your kids for an oversexed world
By Nancy Shute, U.S. News and World Reports
August 11, 2008
Talking with kids about sex is a challenge for most parents, and it's getting harder by the day, what with children exposed to sexually explicit terms and images at younger and younger ages. Diane Levin, coauthor of So Sexy So Soon, gives these six pointers on how to help your children navigate safely through an oversexualized world. "It's much harder for parents now," Levin says. "But there's a lot more they can do than they realize." Click here to read the full story.
Too sexy, too soon
Video of Jean and Diane on Good Morning America
August 7, 2008
How are kids being influenced by references to sex in the media? Watch video here.
Raising kids in sexualized society: Q & A from the Today show
August 6, 2008
The authors of the book “So Sexy So Soon,” Diane Levin and Jean Kilbourne, answer questions about how today's sexualized culture affects kids as young as 7 years old, and they offer tips on how parents can address this with their children. Click here to read the story.
Watch video of Diane and Jean on the Today show.
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