{"product_id":"cinderella-ate-my-daughter-dispatches-from-the-front-lines-of-the-new-girlie-girl-culture-paperback","title":"Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeggy Orenstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeggy\u003cbr\u003eOrenstein, acclaimed author of the groundbreaking \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebestsellers \u003cem\u003eGirls \u0026amp; Sex \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Schoolgirls\u003c\/em\u003e, offers a\u003cbr\u003eradical, timely wake-up call for parents, revealing the dark side of a pretty\u003cbr\u003eand pink culture confronting girls at every turn as they grow into adults.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweet\u003cbr\u003eand sassy or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our\u003cbr\u003edaughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more\u003cbr\u003ethan who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the\u003cbr\u003e1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast\u003cbr\u003eas the source of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread\u003cbr\u003ethe message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages. But how\u003cbr\u003edangerous is pink and pretty, anyway? Being a princess is just make-believe;\u003cbr\u003eeventually they grow out of it . . . or do they?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003esearch of answers, Peggy Orenstein visited Disneyland, trolled American Girl\u003cbr\u003ePlace, and met parents of beauty-pageant preschoolers tricked out like Vegas\u003cbr\u003eshowgirls. The stakes turn out to be higher than she ever imagined. From\u003cbr\u003epremature sexualization to the risk of depression to rising rates of\u003cbr\u003enarcissism, the potential negative impact of this new girlie-girl culture is\u003cbr\u003eundeniable--yet armed with awareness and recognition, parents can effectively\u003cbr\u003ecounterbalance its influence in their daughters' lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed author of the groundbreaking bestseller \u003cem\u003eSchoolgirls\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the dark side of pink and pretty: the rise of the girlie-girl, she warns, is not that innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweet and sassy or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more than who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the 1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast as \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e source of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread the message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages. But how dangerous is pink and pretty, anyway? Being a princess is just make-believe; eventually they grow out of it . . . or do they?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn search of answers, Peggy Orenstein visited Disneyland, trolled American Girl Place, and met parents of beauty-pageant preschoolers tricked out like Vegas showgirls. The stakes turn out to be higher than she ever imagined. From premature sexualization to the risk of depression to rising rates of narcissism, the potential negative impact of this new girlie-girl culture is undeniable--yet armed with awareness and recognition, parents can effectively counterbalance its influence in their daughters' lives.\u003c\/p\u003e--Judith Warner, author of \u003ci\u003ePerfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed author of the groundbreaking bestseller \u003cem\u003eSchoolgirls\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the dark side of pink and pretty: the rise of the girlie-girl, she warns, is not that innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweet and sassy or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more than who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the 1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast as \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e source of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread the message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages. But how dangerous is pink and pretty, anyway? Being a princess is just make-believe; eventually they grow out of it . . . or do they?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn search of answers, Peggy Orenstein visited Disneyland, trolled American Girl Place, and met parents of beauty-pageant preschoolers tricked out like Vegas showgirls. The stakes turn out to be higher than she ever imagined. From premature sexualization to the risk of depression to rising rates of narcissism, the potential negative impact of this new girlie-girl culture is undeniable--yet armed with awareness and recognition, parents can effectively counterbalance its influence in their daughters' lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556681445669,"sku":"9780061711534","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/Xp9WzFsFS9780061711534.webp?v=1781378759","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/cinderella-ate-my-daughter-dispatches-from-the-front-lines-of-the-new-girlie-girl-culture-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}