ARE SHOWS LIKE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL AND HANNAH MONTANA A BAD INFLUENCE ON OUR PRETEENS?
Have your say in the comments below and in the poll to the right of this page. “We’re seeing more boys wanting to have this perfect ideal body as well.” Ms Princi, whose practice is in Adelaide, will today tell a seminar by Kids Free 2B Kids and the Australian Council on Children and the Media that parents must say no when children want something they are not ready for. She said research also showed parents played a big part in exposure to concepts which could damage their self-esteem, by commenting on their weight or not filtering inappropriate media. Child-appropriate media like ABC Kids, however, did not cause such problems. “The more exposed they are to the media and through their parents, the more at risk they were,” she said. “In particular, watching music videos and looking at magazines, especially if younger girls have access to their mother’s or older sisters’ magazines, (can lead to) lower self-esteem and poorer body image. “The strong influence of parents’ dieting behaviours
