Above the Influence

  **  Born to Buy **

Glitz&Glam Pamper Parties for Girls

 PRESS RELEASE from Glitz&Glam Pamper Parties for Girls

Make Me a Supermodel Mummy

“It is certain that Girls these days are growing up much quicker than ever before. Suddenly at 8 years old they are obsessed with hair and makeup when in days gone by, they would still be playing with their Barbies. With the media influence and today’s culture it is no surprise and it is somewhat inevitable, but it leaves parents with a bit of a dilemma when it comes to time for their daughter’s birthday parties, the girls are too old for fairy parties but too young for teenage parties, and the options are rather limited.”

http://www.kff.org/entmedia/7239.cfm

**Technology Takeover*

J.M. 2010

“Tweens”

J.M. 2010

My consumer habits began to change right around the time I entered middle school. Before I knew it, I was overwhelmed with the pressures of making new friends, meeting boys and fitting in. A few of my friends had older sisters who would dress us up and give us makeovers whenever we’d sleep over.  I remember how much cooler I felt wearing their clothes and how beautiful I felt with make-up on.  I would beg my parents to take me to the mall for new clothes anytime I felt my wardrobe gone out of style. I even began saving the lunch money my mom would give me before school each morning so I could buy make-up at the drugstore down the street from my school. It wasn’t long before I was spending all my time and money shopping for the hottest new stuff with my friends. 

** Pressure From the Media**

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Drug use among children has been and continues to be an all too common phenomena within society.  In a world full of drug advertisements and direct-to-consumer marketing, kids are obtaining information as well as access to narcotics and prescription drugs easier than ever. The prescription drug market is booming and its effect on children is extremely dangerous. Now all it takes for a child to obtain a particular medicine is a Google search and a doctor’s appointment. You would think these so called “professionals” would know better than to just write out these prescriptions but with the potential profit involved for them, they’re turning their back on what’s right in order to obtain a cut of the cash. Everything from anti-depressants to ADHD medicines are promoted to both parents and children on a daily basis. It’s as if these manufactures have come up with a diagnosis for just about everything. Doctor’s have a strong influence over their patients. Therefore when a child comes in with their parent asking about these medications and if the doctor tells them they should try them, they then believe that there is in fact something wrong because a trusted professional told them so.

What I don’t think parents understand is that by allowing their kids to take these drugs, they are ultimately changing their lives. Many of these pills can drastically change a person’s personality and general outlook on life. There have literally been over a dozen suicides by children caused by anti-depression medications. So the question is, when will this crazy prescription drug controversy end? And better yet, why hasn’t anyone tried to stop it? We need to allow children to be children and stop confusing them by saying something’s wrong with them. These kids need to figure out who they are without the help of a chemical enhancer or else we’re going to continue ruining the lives of so many of our younger generations.

**Hypersexuality in Tweens** 

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- Jessica Migliorini