Topic: children

I Had No Idea My Beloved Rainbow Bright And Strawberry Shortcake Got So Sexified

I Had No Idea My Beloved Rainbow Bright And Strawberry Shortcake Got So Sexified

I know there was a lot of backlash over the recent sexualization of Merida, the princess in Disney’s Brave.  Parents signed petitions, wrote blog posts, and even got the creator to say how disappointed she was with the changes.  But there’s one thing I need to know:  where were these people to help Rainbow Bright and Strawberry Shortcake? More »

Adorable Biracial 6-Year-Old In Needlessly Controversial Cheerios Ad Gives Amazing Interview

Adorable Biracial 6-Year-Old In Needlessly Controversial Cheerios Ad Gives Amazing Interview

Remember that adorable little girl in the Cheerios ad that garnered a bunch of negative attention for featuring a biracial family? Well, that adorable kid is a real kid! And unlike many of the peculiar, robotic interviews child actors often give, the one she had Tuesday morning with MSNBC is so genuinely sweet, it is as heartwarming and “awwww”-inducing as seeing five puppies cuddle with a giant teddybear wearing a bow tie. More »

Julianne Moore Gracefully Calls Out Sexism In The Media

Julianne Moore Gracefully Calls Out Sexism In The Media

I’ve always admired Julianne Moore. She always sounds thoughtful, she’s a great actress, and she has an awesome side career as a children’s book author. She’s also not afraid to talk about feminism. Hence, I was not too surprised when I saw a quote from her latest magazine profile where she thoughtfully discusses the different ways interviewers approach male and female subjects. More »

I’m Not Mad That Gwyneth Paltrow Is Selling Bikinis For Children — Just At These Creepy Advertisements

I'm Not Mad That Gwyneth Paltrow Is Selling Bikinis For Children -- Just At These Creepy Advertisements

We make fun of Gwyneth Paltrow a lot here at The Gloss, but that’s typically just us poking at her ridiculously out-of-touch attitude toward money, food and the world at large.

Now, though, she’s being hit with a whole lot of criticism from all directions for selling bikinis to children on GOOP. I’m admittedly not opposed to bikinis for kids — so they’re wearing two pieces of cloth instead of one, big deal — but I am totally disturbed by the photos GOOP is using to market these bikinis to children. More »

Global Kids Fashion Week: Are These Shows Adorable, Excessive Or Bizarre?

Global Kids Fashion Week: Are These Shows Adorable, Excessive Or Bizarre?

The first-ever Global Kids Fashion Week closed yesterday in London, prompting both excitement and criticism. The event featured children’s designs from powerhouses like Missoni, Chloe, John Galliano Kids and Little Marc Jacobs, as well as performances, activities for kids and fundraising.

Many have been asking questions about how morally sound the event is and how it could potentially have a negative impact on children. Curious about all the buzz? Judge for yourself here. More »

Video: Precocious Children Of Brooklyn Share Their Feelings On Valentine’s Day

Video: Precocious Children Of Brooklyn Share Their Feelings On Valentine's Day

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and you know what that means: children everywhere are getting nervous and confused about what, exactly, is expected of them on a day meant to commemorate “love,” a concept of which they have but a dim understanding. Oh wait, did I say everywhere? I meant everywhere but Park Slope, Brooklyn. Park Slope children know what they want. More »

My Lifelong Goal Is To Be A Mother, But Now I Am Too Depressed & Afraid To Have Children

My Lifelong Goal Is To Be A Mother, But Now I Am Too Depressed & Afraid To Have Children

Yes, I have always known about the bad, bad things our world holds around every corner and down every lane and across every hallway. There are awful things that happen all day, every year. But for some reason I can’t quite pinpoint, I can’t help but be so frighteningly aware of them that the prospect of having a child now upsets me. All I can imagine is crying. Just crying. More »

Should Adam Lanza’s Mother Have Locked Him Up?

Should Adam Lanza's Mother Have Locked Him Up?

As you are certainly aware, Adam Lanza is the disturbed young man responsible for the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newton, Conn. A former babysitter claims that Lanza’s mother was aware of her son’s inclinations, and that she told the babysitter “to keep an eye on him at all times … to never turn my back, or even to go to the bathroom or anything like that.” Which makes a lot of us question whether, if she knew that her son was this disturbed, should she have taken more action? Should she have locked him up, or had him institutionalized? What was her duty as a parent, and as a member of society? More »