Our early childhood children are bombarded with sexualization. Young children are facing increasing pressure in school from their peers. There are images of sexualization in pictures which they see in magazines. Television shows are providing sexualization, and young children are having pornographic material showing up on their computer screens or tablets. Educators are becoming under more pressure to teach young children about sexualization early.
One example of sexualization is having young girls in early childhood appear in beauty pageants. These children should be learning how to communicate with their fellow peers instead of worrying about am I pretty enough, or am I to skinny or to fat to be in a beauty pageant. I have a friend who have her daughter appears in these pageants. The first time I saw the daughter as she was leaving to go to a show was a shocker. Here was the eight years old young girl, and she was dressed up as an adult. The make up, the manicured nails, and the dresses she was wearing to me was sexualizing this young girl.
This will have an impact on children. There are to many children wondering are they pretty enough.
Young children are worrying about their weight. Am I to skinny? Am I to fat? Am I pretty enough? Educators must let each child that he or she are unique and that he or she are beautiful in his or her own way. We have to let children be children, but we must teach them about sexualization because they will become curious about it because of the scenes on television, magazines, or computers.
Early childhood educators can address the children by speaking on the dangers of interacting with strangers on social media and the public. We must teach our children to tell us if other children or adults touch them in their private areas. Parents are to dress their children appropriate for their age. Children should be taught that it is okay when they classmates have two moms or two dads. Early childhood educators can use the persona dolls to help children deal with sexualization to address any questions are concerns which the children might have.
I agree! There are so many things that kids are worrying about and not getting to be kids. They have so many things that they see on television, in person, on tablets, and on phones that they are going to see things they shouldn't if they are not being monitored. Many parents are working or having their child in daycare and monitoring is not as easy as they are watching a group of kids. We have to be aware of what are kids are doing and we have to be aware of what others are doing. Communication is crucial. We need to make sure we talk to our kids so they can recognize when things are not as they should be.
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