Young Girls, Makeup and the Media: How Not to Raise a Diva on Eco-Child's Play

Have you every seen the show Toddlers and Tiaras (I haven't, but the whole idea makes me sick)? Did you know that there are spas catering to young girls?

This week I wrote a post for Eco-Child's Play called Young Girls, Makeup and the Media: How Not to Raise Diva.

Now I know I am tempting fate. My girls are only 2 and 4, and are showing no diva like characteristics (other than wearing skirts and singing with reckless abandon). I do think this has something to do with how we are choosing to raise them. The article shares some shocking statistics about this generation of girls, and some tips for fighting back against the oversexualization and rampant consumerism they face.

Parents of young, tween and teen girls, how are you handling this issue? What are your tips for taming the barrage of impossible perfection our girls see in the media?