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Weekend Reads 3.31.12

March 31, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Uncategorized, Weekend Reads 3 Comments

(Think Different may also be viewed via YouTube)

Articles:

7 Parenting Secrets that Change Lives {Janet Lansbury}

Autism Cases on the Rise {MSNBC.com}

10 Things I Want to Tell Teenage Girls {Kate Elizabeth Conner}

The Importance of Spending One-on-One Time with Each of Your Kids {Motherhood…Your Way}

 

Activities:

10 Ideas to Foster Creative Play with Your Kids {Inner Child Fun}

No Sew Twirlers {Curly Birds}

60 Egg Activities for Kids {Tinker Lab}

Home-Made Watercolor Paints {Happy Hooligans}

Enjoy Your Weekend!

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    janetlansbury says

    March 31, 2012 at 7:24 am

    Woot! Thank you for featuring my post, Amanda! Receiving that letter blew me away. I wish you a wonderful weekend and will check out some of these other posts. Thanks again. 🙂

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    Nina says

    March 31, 2012 at 10:47 am

    I really enjoy your links. However in thinking that the link to 10 things I’d say to teenage girls might be one to share with my neices I was extremely disappointed. The first point is so deragatory and hurtful. Its your fault if men stare at your breasts. So men/boys have no personal responsibility to control themselves and women are to blame if they are treated poorly if she dresses a certain way. That’s like saying a rape victim is responsible because of how she dressed. Or a child for abuse because they misbehaved. So disappointed you linked to that.

    I have a large chest. I dress modestly but men stare no matter what. I wish the post had been more about loving yourself -every part -and respecting yourself

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      Amanda @NotJustCute says

      March 31, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      Nina- I’m so sorry you found that offensive. I took it in quite a different way. I felt she was referring to intentionally calling attention to their bodies in ways that feed into the negative stereotypes and attitudes about women. I certainly agree with you that there are people who will make inappropriate comments or stare no matter what a woman is wearing. And I absolutely agree that a victim of a violent act is never “asking for it” no matter what they’re wearing. Their choices are on them, always. However, I felt the point of the suggestion was for girls to respect their bodies and to show that respect in the way they dress. I felt it was a call to recognize the over-sexualization of our young girls through their fashions and to help them to recognize that the attitudes they have about their bodies — healthy or unhealthy — tend to attract others to them with those same attitudes. If we want young women to have healthy relationships, much of that starts with them having healthy attitudes about their own bodies. I felt it was about loving and respecting yourself, and in that, seeking attention in ways that do not demean yourself. That’s what I got out of it and hoped to share.

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