Posted in Advertising, Body Image, Magazines, Sexualisation of children on Mar 1st, 2008 3 Comments »
The letter below was forwarded to me by Julie Gale, founder of Kids Free 2B Kids and a very passionate, active defender of childhood. I was so impressed I asked her permission to share it with you. Keep in mind, Girlfriend is a magazine thats core readership is girls aged between 13 and 14 years.
To: The Editor [...]
Posted in Advertising, Beauty Industry, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Enlighten Education, Fashion Industry, Magazines, Media, Sexualisation of children on Dec 19th, 2007 4 Comments »
Don’t steal childhood away this christmas:
Love, light and laughter at Christmas and always…
Danni and the Enlighten Education Executive Team -
Fran, Sonia, Storm, and Jane XXXX
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Posted in Advertising, Cyber world / Bullying, Magazines, Resources, Sexualisation of children on Dec 6th, 2007 28 Comments »
Why is it that every toy catalogue that lists gifts for girls then offers up Bratz, Barbies, kitchen sets, and pages of pink? I know some of it is definitely fun. Teyah (my 8 year old daughter) has the oh so cute “Littlest Pet Shop” high on her list - but be warned Santa - no Bratz here thank [...]
Posted in Magazines, Mobile Phones, Parents, Schools on Nov 19th, 2007 8 Comments »
Indigo 4 Girls - an alternative voice.
I first heard from Beverley Park and the group of “Power Gals” behind new independent teen girl magazine “Indigo 4 Girls” after Enlighten Education was featured on A Current Affair in May 2006. This group of dedicated mothers, and their passionate, clever daughters were keen to offer girls a [...]
Posted in Magazines on Nov 9th, 2007 4 Comments »
“I don’t believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.”
Oprah Winfrey.
How many of us can honestly say we enjoy the ride even when it ends with a crash? Whilst it is not hard to fail, it can be very difficult to accept failure. Yet accepting mistakes, and developing emotional resilience, is essential [...]
Posted in Enlighten Education, Magazines, Women and Careers on Nov 4th, 2007 3 Comments »
I do not buy womens’ magazines. I gave up that self-destructive little habit some time ago. I got sick of the nasty after taste ( “I really am not coping as well as insert celebrity Mum am I”? “Wow, I had no idea I could / should loose 3 kilos by next week!” “Maybe I do need to update [...]
Posted in Advertising, Beauty Industry, Magazines on Sep 10th, 2007 2 Comments »
During one of my discussions with Board members from the Australian Women’s Forum they highlighted the hypocrisy inherent in many of the programs that say they are designed to promote healthy body image. Apart from magazines that pretend to be “a girl’s best friend” whilst feeding their insecurities and advocating consumerism, other cosmetic companies are [...]
Posted in Advertising, Body Image, Magazines, Resources on Sep 9th, 2007 No Comments »
I wanted to share with you, amongst other things, an interesting new resource. You may recall me posting a Sun Herald article by Miranda Divine ( Paradise glossed: magazines driving girl poisoning culture) that labeled many magazines aimed at teen girls as “Girl Poisoners” – sexualizing them and reinforcing their negative body image.
Australian Women’s Forum, a [...]
Posted in Magazines, Plastic Surgery on Sep 9th, 2007 No Comments »
An interesting article on Ninemsn , Quarter of Girls Want Plastic Surgery , provides some interesting statistics on teen girls and their body image.
A quarter of teenage girls in Australia say they would get plastic surgery if they could, and two per cent have already gone under the knife. Almost 60 per cent wanted to be lighter on the [...]
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