Posted in Enlighten Education, Parents, Resources, Schools on Mar 24th, 2009 8 Comments »
I am a long-time fan of Associate Professor David Bennett, Head of the NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health.
We first met back in 2006. At the time, I was combining part-time work developing Enlighten Education with a senior role as an Education Officer responsible for developing enterprise education in Catholic Schools. I had [...]
Posted in Enlighten Education, Parents, Sexualisation of children, Sport on Dec 5th, 2008 7 Comments »
In the lead up end of year dance concerts, and the annual shopping frenzy that surrounds Christmas, this guest post by Sonia Lyne, Program Director for Victoria, and her newest team member, Amanda Hull, is timely.
Amanda begins:
I recently attended my 5-year old cousin’s dance recital. It was the most unsettling experience. I witnessed a group of 40 or [...]
Posted in Advertising, Body Image, Feminism, Magazines, Media, Parents, Power of Words, Sexualisation of children on Nov 27th, 2008 1 Comment »
The poem featured in this YouTube clip is written and performed by Kate Wilson.
Have your girls produced poems, songs or art that explores women’s issues? If so, I’d love to see these.
P.S As promised – big shout out to the hundreds of shiny teen girls I have worked with this past fortnight. I [...]
Posted in Enlighten Education, Magazines, Media, Mobile Phones, Parents, Power of Words on Nov 7th, 2008 5 Comments »
This week I have been:
Inspired by singer Vanessa Amorosi as quoted in the Sun- Herald November 2nd. We are told she fell out with record execs after she refused to mime or take her clothes off: “It was that time and era, it was the Britney Spears days – it was all about sex sells. Of [...]
Posted in Body Image, Bullying, Friendship, Parents, Plastic Surgery, Schools on Oct 30th, 2008 7 Comments »
The article below first appeared in the UK Daily Mirror in September of this year. It raises so many issues relating to teen girl friendships, self esteem, body image and parenting that I have decided to copy it in its entirity here.
Below the article are questions worth considering. Teachers: this would make an excellent stimulus for a discussion [...]
Posted in Body Image, Friendship, Magazines, Parents, Power of Words on Sep 4th, 2008 6 Comments »
I am a HUGE fan of Postsecret. I am not sure if you know about this community art project but an American man started leaving random notes asking strangers to send him a postcard sharing their secrets with him.
It started a phenomena and is ongoing. Selected cards have been turned into beautiful books and his [...]
Posted in Body Image, Friendship, Media, Parents, Resources, Schools, Sexualisation of children on Aug 22nd, 2008 3 Comments »
This week I want to share extracts from “Teenage Mental health: girls shout out!”, the third research report recently released by GirlGuiding UK:
Teenage mental health: Girls shout out! is an investigation into girls’ experiences of both hard-to manage and challenging feelings and recognised mental health problems. The report considers a new generation of potential triggers for [...]
Posted in Beauty Industry, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Media, Parents, Resources, Schools on Aug 14th, 2008 4 Comments »
I stumbled upon another great American site in my cyber – world travels this week that I think is worth sharing:
www.loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org
This organisation runs a number of really interesting initiatives. One is the “Love Your Body” campaign which is launched each year with a poster competition:
The grand prize winning poster will be used as part of a [...]
Posted in Advertising, Enlighten Education, Magazines, Media, Parents, Resources, Sexualisation of children on Jun 29th, 2008 17 Comments »
Unlike most little girl’s dolls, which are designed to represent older teenagers or women, Mattel’s “My Scene, Growing Up Glam” doll openly set out to depict a tween, a girl aged 8-13 years. She is dressed in lace stockings, short skirt, diamante belt, midriff top and wears a full face of heavy make-up ( complete with false eye lashes). [...]
Posted in Beauty Industry, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Enlighten Education, Magazines, Media, Parents, Resources, Schools, Sexualisation of children on Jun 23rd, 2008 9 Comments »
Thank you to everyone who has responded so favourably to the feature story 60 Minutes ran on our work and the important issue of the sexualisation of our children. For those who missed it here is their story brief:
Little Women
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Reporter: Peter Overton
Producer: Sandra Cleary
You have to wonder what on earth’s happening [...]
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