<< Yep - the media targets sex at kids very early (sex sells), and parents don't pay any attention to what the kids watch/do.
One common pitfall? Parents give the kids thier own TV in the kids room, usually with full cable on it... Then you have no idea what your kid is watching, and no chance to talk to them about it. >>
Yessir. That is the truest thing I've heard/read today. My second job is tourism-related, so I get to see thousands of people a night (literally) I can't BELIEVE the way some of these parents let their daughters dress! :Q (I'm focusing on girls b/c that's where the "sex" comes in...young boys today just dress like complete slobs.)
I mean, skin-tight jeans, little tiny "baby T's" that barely cover a developing chest, let alone a belly! :Q I feel like tapping someone on the shoulder and saying "excuse me, buddy, but do you realize your daughter is dressed like a cheap ho at a Rave Nightclub, and grown men are staring at her like a piece of meat?"
But I can't do that. Not politically correct. I must admit; sometimes my eye will be caught by/drawn to "some scantily-clad chick" and then as she gets closer, I realize she's about 14 years old. Holy crap, go to jail, directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
I hate to say this, but parents let their daughters dress this way, and then they wonder why they got pulled into a van full of guys as she was walking down the street. I mean, CMON parents, monitor your childrens' behavior; they'll grow up to be better adults.