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‘Insta-pageants’

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Dr Ramesh Manocha

Young girls are sharing their self-taken snaps – known as “selfies” – on the photo-sharing website Instagram to … Read More »

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Gwyneth Paltrow promoting bikinis to four year olds

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Dr Ramesh Manocha

Paltrow’s website, Goop, is promoting a range of bikinis for girls as young as four. The Melissa Odabash … Read More »

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Tips on how to give girls a Positive Body image

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Helen Splarn

Body image is the No. 1 concern for young people aged 12 to 24. Signs include obsessing about … Read More »

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Readers getting younger: is Girlfriend moving in on Dolly?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Shridevi

Girl Mag Watch October 2012 Reading the October issue (yes, I know, just scraping this review in in … Read More »

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Youth increasingly narcissistic says psychologist Jean Twenge

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Dr Ramesh Manocha

Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, said a study she conducted of 16,000 university … Read More »

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Why 6-Year-Old Girls Want to Be Sexy | Self-Sexualization is on the rise

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Dr Ramesh Manocha

Most girls as young as 6 are already beginning to think of themselves as sex objects, according to … Read More »

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Pinkification

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Dr Ramesh Manocha

There’s been,” says Abi Moore, a 38-year-old freelance television producer, “a wholesale pinkification of girls. It’s everywhere; you … Read More »

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Teenager leads successful petition to portray girls truthfully in teen magazines

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Dr Ramesh Manocha

Facing pressure from teen girls demanding truthful images of young women, Seventeen magazine has vowed to “celebrate every … Read More »

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