(We wrote this post in 2007. Unfortunately, not much has changed.)
As the father of 3 sons, I had my problems with today's culture. It's not any easier for parents of teen girls. From the Spears sisters to the nightly garbage on TV, our culture is not helping us raise children.
How Our Sex-Obsessed Culture is Hurting Young Women By Carol Platt Liebau is a warning to all of us:
"The results are devastating.
Giving too much, too soon can result in girls confronting emotions including regret, anxiety, guilt, shame, and lack of trust in males.
In fact, recent academic research has suggested that even modest sexual experimentation increases the risk of depression for girls, so it’s worth asking:
Does the widespread sexual behavior celebrated by teen culture explain in part the CDC’s latest report finding that suicide rates among preteen and young teen girls had spiked by a whopping 76%?"
We are talking about young girls! Let's keep them young and innocent just a bit longer! It's obvious that these young girls can not handle all of this pressure!