It is not my intention to use this blog as a place to rant; I prefer to stick to talking about the everyday things in life that make it an adventure. However, in the past week I have seen two things in the news that just have me asking myself, and everyone else, Why can't children just be children???? Why do we encourage them to grow up before they've even had a chance to enjoy childhool???? I'm talking about the recent announcement of a new doll (Breast Milk Baby) available for little girls as well as the "push up bikini" recently unveiled by Abercrombie & Fitch designed for 7 and 8 year olds. Really??? The doll in question apparently comes with a "bib" type thing that the little girl wears over her chest. Pressing the doll against the bib causes the doll's mouth to start moving, simulating breast feeding. Do we want to encourage little girls to want to experience breast feeding before they are much more than babies themselves???? As for the "push up bikini", what in the world is there to push up at that age anyway??? Do we want our 7 and 8 year olds to strut around the beach trying to look like their teen age counterparts, inviting the stares of men and boys both? Doesn't this just encourage children to want to be grown up before their time? And won't "push up bikinis" just make a statement to the male of the species that little girls are fair game??? Both of these new products just make me want to cry; our children are already subjected to way more "adult" behavior and products than is good for them, why do we need to give them anything more???
Let the children be children; let them enjoy what little innocence they are still allowed. The world will come at them quickly enough when they are older. I really believe they should have as carefree a childhood as possible. There's plenty of time to be an adult later.
What do you think?
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