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Marketing of 'sexy' products to children
Politicians, child development professionals and parents - people from many different perspectives are expressing concern about the marketing of items such as padded bras and G-strings to children. The launch next week of the Olsen twins' clothing products into some Australian stores has rekindled interest in the issue, prompting NSW Minister for Women Sandra Nori to speak in parliament of the trend for children to be made into "mini adults". In an article in the Daily Telegraph on 26 November 2002, "Padded bras for 8-year-olds", Dr Elspeth McInnes from the University of South Australia states "The whole notion of training younger girls to present themselves sexually and to think about their sexual presentation is very dangerous." A feature article in The Australian "Tots too soon on the road to teendom" (27 November 2002, p13 - link not available) quotes clinical psychologist Amanda Gordon. Gordon says that buying these items for little girls has completely different connotations from the fun that little girls get from "dressing up like Mum", suggesting that parents want the girls to be more grown up than they are. "When you dress girls that young as sexual beings, you start to alert immature minds to their sexuality before they're ready to deal with it." Many parents and grandparents have phoned the Young Media Australia Helpline (1800 700 357) over the last few weeks to express their concerns about this trend.


