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Girls are portrayed as sexual at younger ages, pressured to conform to a 'thin, hot, sexy' norm. Clothing, music, magazines, toys and games send girls the message that they are merely the sum of their body parts. The effects of prematurely sexualising girls are borne out in their bodies and minds, with a rise in self-destructive behaviours such as eating disorders and self-harm, along with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem.

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"This book is essential reading for parents, educators, and everyone who wishes to make the world a safer and healthier place for all children." --Jean Kilbourne, EdD, author, "So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood" and "What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids"

Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of

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A Paperback / softback by Tankard Reist Melinda

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    Publisher: Spinifex Press
    Publication Date: 01/01/2009
    ISBN13: 9781876756758, 978-1876756758
    ISBN10: 1876756756
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    Age groups: adolescents Child and developmental psychology

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Girls are portrayed as sexual at younger ages, pressured to conform to a 'thin, hot, sexy' norm. Clothing, music, magazines, toys and games send girls the message that they are merely the sum of their body parts. The effects of prematurely sexualising girls are borne out in their bodies and minds, with a rise in self-destructive behaviours such as eating disorders and self-harm, along with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem.

    Trade Review
    "This book is essential reading for parents, educators, and everyone who wishes to make the world a safer and healthier place for all children." --Jean Kilbourne, EdD, author, "So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood" and "What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids"

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