My 6yr old DS and 4 yr old DD were glued to kids morning TV yesterday (Saturday). After a load of Barbie/Princess adverts I couldn't quite believe what followed - JML Slimming pants. Showing you a big lady with big thighs getting into the slimming pants and the before and after!! My DD turned around and asked "was that lady fat Mummy"?
Do our kids need that on top of all the bloody pressure that already exists?
For example, a friend of my DS's has a mum who is obsessed with her tummy (she is stick thin) is also (surprise surprise) obsessed with his. He took it upon himself to tell my DD her tummy was fat even though she is a normal slim 4 yr old. Since then she has moaned her tummy sticks out and pulls it in and complains if her clothes are "too puffy".
Im always careful not to mention anything negative or otherwise about bodies as I feel sorry for kids and the pressures they will face.
I think Channel 5 have to take responsibility for this careless timing of adverts although I suspect it has actually been well thought through. Who is watching Milkshake in the morning - Kids and their mums. Nice.
I will be taking this a lot further but I just wondered how other parents felt about this?