Several years ago, someone gave my daughter and I tickets to a Brittany Spears concert. Neither my daughter or myself have been fans of hers but we decided we would go and use it as a sociology lesson. I went and observed the children in the audience and my daughter observed the moms.

We both walked away saddened and appalled.

Tiffany, who was 18 at the time, said she could not believe that moms acted so immature and dressed so scantily, especially since their children were with them. She thought the moms acted more like teenagers who had never grown up instead of being a mom. She was really disappointed at what she saw.

I too, was horrified but for different reasons. I saw little girls with so much make-up they could have been in the circus. They were dressed ten years older than their age and they were obsessed with looking like Brittany.

When you looked at the mom and daughter together, they looked and acted just alike. I don't know about you but I find this frightening. I am especially saddened moms have no idea at how allowing their little girls to act and behave like they are so much older when they are little will hurt them when they are older.

One of my goals was for my children to truly enjoy the age they were experiencing at each stage of life. I didn't want them rushing through so quickly they missed a childhood. Our culture, the media, and life will push them to be ahead of themselves. It is our job to make sure we protect them from moving too quickly so they do not have developmental crises later because they missed out on simply being a child.

Be sure you are their mom and not their friend. Time will cause them to grow up fast enough and you will wish you had those days back.

Always,

Catherine

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