June 19, 2010 “Let’s get some things straight before I get old and uncool.” This is Walker Lamond’s 'dad-to-be' premise awaiting his son, who arrived shortly after publication... “Rules for my … [Read more...]
Predatory Practices as Sport? Boys to Men & Swaggerfests
June 15, 2010 by 9 Comments
June 15, 2010 Forget the fact that my freshman daughter is friends with JV football guys… ...Or that digital reputations flinging about on social media (FB, Formspring, etc) warn of male ‘players’ … [Read more...]
Sexualization Summit: Save the Date Oct 22, 2010 NYC
May 17, 2010 by 22 Comments
May 17, 2010 As irony would have it, on Thurs, May 13, in New York City, a small tribe of thought leaders convened on how to best address rampant sexualization of youth in media and marketing. Each … [Read more...]
Media Hypefest: Is Prom the New Wedding? A Teen’s Perspective
May 7, 2010 by 7 Comments
May 7, 2010 As the last vestiges of prom wind down along with Girls Rights Week, I wanted to land one last post in the queue exploring media and marketing’s impact on kids' expectations, reality show … [Read more...]
Girls Are Not Candies. Tweens Are Not Teens. Thongs Are Not Undies.
May 4, 2010 by 21 Comments
May 4, 2010 A few years back I commented on the post Confessions of a Lingerie Lover by Fae Goodman on Alternet and copped to being “one and the same.” Fae uncorked a doozy of a conversation that … [Read more...]
Seven Sensational Blogs About Girls (All Things Girl Pt.2)
December 5, 2008 by 25 Comments
I’ve learned something about myself from running this All Things Girl series…As much as I love it, I miss being ‘in the moment’ sharing life in ‘real … [Read more...]
What’s On Tweens’ Minds? Meet Denise Restauri of AllyKatzz
November 24, 2008 by 20 Comments
I figure the Obama girls are going to be a huge focal point in the months ahead (gawd help those darlings) and self-ascribed tween “experts” will be crawling out of the media morass … [Read more...]
New Moon’s Rising For Girls Media: Orb28 For Teens 13-15+ (Part 1)
June 19, 2008 by 6 Comments
Orb28 Let's see: Orb: "A sphere of influence, a collective body"...28: numeral referring to the moon's cycle...New Moon: lunar phase when the moon orbits between the Earth and the Sun; Moon: a symbol … [Read more...]
