TY - BOOK AU - Levin,Diane E. AU - Kilbourne,Jean TI - So sexy so soon: the new sexualised childhood and what parents can do to protect their kids SN - 9780345505071 (pbk.) AV - HQ 792 .U56 L48 2009 PY - 2009///, c2008 CY - New York PB - Ballantine KW - Children KW - United States KW - Social conditions KW - Sex KW - Social aspects KW - Mass media and children KW - Sex in mass media KW - Sex in popular culture KW - Body image in children KW - Body image in adolescence KW - Parent and child KW - sears KW - Mass media KW - Influence KW - Body image KW - Parent-child relationship N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index; 1. Never too young to be sexy: living with children in today's sexualized world -- 2. From Barbie to Bratz and beyond: sexy sells -- 3. Sexual development derailed: the toll on children -- 4. The toll on parents, families, and schools -- 5. Helping children through the minefields: what parents, families, and schools can do -- 6. Working it out together: the power of connecting deeply with children -- 7. The sexualized child enters adolescence: the floodgates open -- 8. Helping teenagers through the minefields -- 9. Creating a new cultural environment N2 - Presents a guide to raising children with a healthy attitude toward sex and sexuality in a culture that provides a skewed sense of body image, role models, and the makeup of healthy intimate relationships ER -