Redefining girly : how parents can fight the stereotyping and sexualizing of girlhood, from birth to tween / Melissa Atkins Wardy ; foreword by Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wardy, Melissa Atkins.

Contributor:

Newsom, Jennifer Siebel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Girls.

Girls--Psychology.

Stereotypes (Social psychology).

Sex role in children.

Child rearing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Containing practical, specific parenting advice; strategies for effecting change with educators, store managers, corporations, and more; and tips for challenging and changing the media, this essential guide gives parents the tools they need to fight back against the modern stereotyping and sexualization of young girls. Activist Melissa Wardy shares tangible advice for getting young girls to start thinking critically about sexed-up toys and clothes while also talking to girls about body image issues. She provides tips for creating a home full of diverse, inspiring toys and media free of gender stereotypes, using consumer power to fight companies that make such major missteps, and taking the reins to limit, challenge, and change the harmful media and products bombarding girls. Redefining Girly provides specific parenting strategies, templates, and sample conversations and includes letters from some of the leading experts in education, psychology, child development, and girls' advocacy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Foreword by Jennifer Seibel Newsom; Prologue: The Birth of an Activist; Chapter 1: What Does It Mean to Redefine Girly?; Chapter 2: Redefining Girly Starts Before Birth; Chapter 3: How to Start Redefining Girly in Your Home; Chapter 4: Getting Family and Friends on Board; Chapter 5: Encouraging Kids at Play-The Diverse Toy Box; Chapter 6: Around the Kitchen Table-Fat Talk and Body Image; Chapter 7: Navigating Too Sexy Too Soon Birthday Parties and Holidays

Chapter 8: Getting Your Kids' Educators and Health Care Providers on Your SideChapter 9: Shopping Strategies-Saying No to Sexed-Up Clothes and Yes to a Personal Brand; Chapter 10: Using Your Voice and Consumer Power to Fight the Companies Making Major Missteps; Chapter 11: Becoming the Media You Want to See; Acknowledgments; Resources; Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781613745557

1613745559

9781613745533

1613745532