If, like me, you think today’s teenagers are oversexed and desensitized, this week’s talk with Diane E. Levin, Ph.D, may answer some of your more pressing questions, like… why does my teenage stepdaughter think it acceptable to dress like a hoochie and pack heat in her lunch bag?
Summit Series for Families has put together a pretty awesome online event bringing together parents, educators and teenagers to discuss issues that affect our families. They’ve invited eight authors to talk about their books and are opening up the lines for live calls and will also be taking questions by email.
Tuesday October 13, 2009 8:00 PM EST
Diane E. Levin, Ph.D., is a professor of education at Wheelock College in Boston. She is an internationally recognized expert on how violent and sexualized media and commercial culture affect young children and what professionals and parents can do about it. She has also done extensive work on how to deal with the impact of violence and war on children. Levin is co-founder of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children’s Entertainment.
So Sexy So Soon is an invaluable and practical guide for parents who are fed up, confused, and even scared by what their kids–or their kids’ friends–do and say. Diane E. Levin, Ph.D., and Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., internationally recognized experts in early childhood development and the impact of the media on children and teens, understand that saying no to commercial culture–TV, movies, toys, Internet access, and video games–isn’t a realistic or viable option for most families. Instead, they offer parents essential, age-appropriate strategies to counter the assault.
Diane E. Levin, Ph. D. is the author of eight books including So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids; The War Play Dilemma; Teaching Young Children to Violent Times; Remote Control Childhood?; and, From Conflict to Peace Building: Lessons from early Childhood Programs throughout the World.
This event is free! Just join the www.summitseriesforfamilies.com community and they’ll send you their updated schedule, dial-in information, and instructions for submitting questions to the authors in advance.
Enjoy!
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I read this book and I LOVED IT. I face clothing issues with my eight year old due to pressure put on her by fashion mags, Disney and everything in between. A must read for mothers with daughters in this day and age.
Teenager in this generation are more open to possibilities of exposure to many things specially from peers most specially to those addiction. My daughter makes many excuses when ever she comes late and it is not easy to get mad when you don’t have any proof. Watching her every move but I’m not there 24/7 for her.
Getting this!!!! We’ve recently had some issues with The Kid…and I’m in full stepmoon-of-teenager panic mode. Thanks for the heads up!