Kids aren't growing up faster; they are being programmed.
They struggle to process the images of sex, violence and adult humor, even when their parents try to shield them. And sometimes, he says, parents end up encouraging the behavior by failing to set limits - in essence, handing over power to their kids.
Keyword: struggle; they are forced to deal with things that goes beyond their mental development.
"Physically, they're adults, but cognitively, they're children," says Alderman, the physician in New York.
Right....and I don't care what NAMBLA's position on the matter is.
As an example of the latter reaction, she notes how some parents think it's cute when their daughters wear pants or shorts with words such as "hottie" on the back.
No comment needed.
"A 12-year-old isn't sexy."
Not to normal people, anyway.
"I don't want to be like a prude. But some of the stuff out there, it's just out of control sometimes," says Otis, a father of three from Maplewood, N.J.
You have nothing to apologize for.
Great points, all!