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Momfidence! cheers on commonsense parenting and sighs at the rest. How to worry less, wing it more. A.k.a. parenting by the seat of my mid-rise mom jeans.

About Paula Spencer

I'm the author of Momfidence! An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting, and a mom of four in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (where you can't even buy Oreos at the two wholesome groceries nearest to my home).


A rare foto in which all six Spencers face the camera! by Charles Harris

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Invisible Mothers and Their Tarty Tots

April 28, 2009

Yet another disturbing feature on the "junior fashionista trend" -- as in very junior juniors, 8 and 10, who aspire to be just like models and movie stars, now.

And where do they get their penchants for make-up and breast implants, and their designer/goth wardrobes?

From mums, apparently, who:

* Are "proud" to see their 10-y-os unable to pass a mirror without checking to see if they've gained weight

* Provide 20-plus lipsticks to fourth graders

* "Bond together" over shopping and "flick through" fashion mags together

* "Can't remember" the last time their little girls played outside

* Host "makeover parties" for 10s

* Find it "hard to put my foot down"

All that just in the article.

Momfidence is...
Reaping what you sow, or at least what you fertilize and accessorize.

 

Comments
Denise says...

This seems to be a very sad trend. I believe Cindy Crawford had a photo taken with her family and her 6yr old daughter was in full face make up - heavier than what I wear at 37.
Clothes for kids have also changed into mini-mom versions of what an adult would wear.
This is such a shame - they already have to grow up too fast - why rush this even more?

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