Porn, Sex, A* grades, Body Image, Selfies, Self-Harm, Sexting, Popularity Contests, Self-Worth, oh and Feminism
Apparently the heading tells you everything you need to be frightened of, and talking about, with your daughters. This was a two-page listicle in The Times, in the Body + Soul section, written by parenting expert Tanith Carey, who has just written and is promoting a book called Girls Uninterrupted . Actually, Ms Carey is not an expert in parenting, and, to her credit, does not call herself one on her own site . She is a journalist, with a degree in English and French, who has carved out a career in health, wellbeing, and the parenting markets. That does not constitute expertise, it constitutes being a journalist for a living. Writing a book does not make you an expert in a subject (I know, because I've done it, and know how much I don't know about my area of expertise). My mother sent me this article, because she regularly sends me clippings of the dire things that are going to happen to me and my children if I don't (a) save more, (b) worry more, (c) enjoy life eve