Do you think shows like high school musical have too much influence on young kids?
I recently returned from a trip out to see my family filled with little girls, ages 5,6 and 7 cousins and sisters. I have 2 boys and the thought of raising a little girl in todays media scares me. They all are obsessed with high school musical, whenever they play pretend they all pretend they are teenagers and I swear they dress like bratz dolls. Am I over reacting or are kids wanting to get older to fast ( I swear more than when I was a little girl)
I wouldn’t worry so much about HSM because of the message that goes along with it. On the other hand, I have a 6 y/o and we do not let her play with Bratz or anything related. That may be extreme to some people, but I believe I have the responsibility as a parent to limit what my daughter is exposed to. I don’t think it is being prudish to not allow your daughter to dress like a “hoochie mama”. We need to pay attention to what our children are watching and listening to so we can talk to them about the messages they are getting from popular media.