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Role models and stereotypes
Kids look up to celebrities -- and take their cues from people they admire. Get more on the influence of celebrity culture, media stereotypes, and when good role models go bad.
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Girls and Body Image Tips
Help your daughters learn to see through unrealistic media standards of beauty and value themselves for who they are.
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Tips for Battling Stereotypes
Help your kids identify and see through media generalizations.
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Why Media Role Models Matter
There's no guarantee that a star will stick to a lifestyle that kids can look up to -- or that you'll approve of.
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Managing Your Kids' Obsession with All Things Twilight
How to make the most of the vampire cultural phenomenon.
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Talking About Twilight
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Boys and Body Image
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Girls and Body Image
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Say No to Stereotypes
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Twilight Obsession: Should You Worry?
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Role Models and Kids
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What Do Celebrities Mean to Kids?