Early Childhood Sexualization 6358 WK 6

The sexualization of young children is becoming a more prevalent issue than before.  Thus, many parents, family members, and teachers are expressing their concerns about early childhood sexualization.  As a mother, aunt, family member, future educator, and current law enforcement agent, I believe the matter of early childhood sexualization should be a topic of discussion.  Many mothers and family members believe that it is simply a memory when they take a picture of their child or children naked, in the tub, or simply in a diaper.   These memories or gestures which are often thought of as harmless can cause havoc on the future life of these same children and families.  Technology and corrupt individuals make these images very harmful.  These images are taken in people’s homes in private.  Yet, in the wrong hands, such simple memories can turn to filth, child porn, child exploration, and more.  Three or more examples from my professional experience that further illustrate the exposure of young children to a highly sexualized environment are that such simple images of a child in his diaper with no shirt on can later be utilized via photo shop to place a young child’s image or body on another body or image to be utilized in any manner to include child porn.  Another example is these images can often get into the hands of individuals looking for children to kidnap and later sale for sex trafficking.

 

Finally, such tactics of early childhood sexualization help create images to fuel the sickness of pedophiles.

In conclusion, such images might impact children and their healthy development by giving them a complex, causing health issues to include anorexia and bulimia.  This same sexualization of children can cause them to not know how to communicate with children their own age as a side effect of spending time preparing for grown up activities such as getting lash extensions, photo shoots, artificial nails, and etc. in preparation for beauty pageants that their parent(s) want them to participate in.   The best advise I can give about the issue of early childhood sexualization is to have more respect for the future of your child.  What might seem simply and innocent know can haunt their future.  Spend more time allowing them to have fun as innocent children instead of dressing them as adults that sexual predators would find attractive.