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[KangaMummy]

children pester power etc

luckily DS age 9 is not really interested where clothes comes from as long as it is comfy

One Dnephew age 14 wants designer so saves up pocket money

His {DN}brother age 16 will buy anything with his money very cheaply and so can spendon CDs etc. He can get loads of stuff.

When I was in canada as nanny

It was really bad

kids not in uniform as so pressure to wear right stuff

I do agree Izzac is v rude

Thanks for reminding me this programme is on!

DD1 (9yo) will wear what I buy her - she has no idea about labels/brands and she doesn't care what she's wearing.

As an aside - just remembered a conversation I had last week with 2 5yos in Reception. Both were discussing smoking and "how they couldn't wait until they were older then they could smoke"!!!

When I said that you should be a "grown-up" before you decide to start smoking, one girl said "oh no you don't - my mum says I can smoke when I go to the High School!".

Lovely...

They are mad buying Billabong in UK for a holiday in OZ get it far cheaper there

Crikey - glad DD1 is not watching!

She DOESN'T have her own TV, video, DVD player or mobile phone!

Don't these parents understand the word "no"????

My DS is so deprived he has none of that either age 9

He does have a stereo though to play his 2 CDs on

1 x Busted cd and 1 kids pop cd

But they are in the car, actually he only plays them when his friends come round

Oh I forgot he does have Harry Potter books on CD and tape.

Kanga

DD1 has a little CD player in her room - she has a Pop Party CD, AbbaMania, The Secret Garden and Railway Children Audio CDs

Please tell me that this programme doesn't represent the reality of the situation because if it does, then I don't want my children to grow up ever. It has made me feel really sick that young girls are behaving in this way, and what is it with those Bratz dolls they really do look like prostitutes in little hot pants and fishnets. I was going to buy my twins one for christmas have changed my mind now (they were on offer somewhere). I was alawys brought up not to be like that and never really followed trends as we could not afford to, I wasn't ever bullied but the thought of a child being called nicky no names is just awful. I hope I can instill some of my own values into my children but watching this quite frankly has made me very scared and buying kids stuff is no subsitute for your time and love xx

Also if they have everything age 9 what do they have as teenagers?

We have 4 televisions dotted around the house so he can watch one when he wants

Most of the time it is CBBC or videos or dvds

but DH and I have control over what he watches and for how long. IYSWIM.

I don't see how families can function if the children are shut in their rooms with TV, Video, Playstation, and Computer.

How do the parents know what is happening?

One of his friends watches Eastenders with her little sister in their bedroom. They are 9 and 6 years old. So the parents don't even discuss the topics that are on it.

Boden have 10% off, £5 off John Lewis, 3 for 2 at ELC... Im brainwashed!
Liked the home ed girls comment about cattle BRANDING

obviously chosen partic families to provoke certain audience reaction.

my kids aged 12 still arn't arsed about branded stuff - why cos we never had the money and it was never a priority in our house. my 15yr old would like some certain stuff but again he is amazingly not arsed as long as the overall look is right he doesnt have to have NIKE or ADIDAS all over the place.

however i am accutley aware of the bullying that goes on in schools if you havent got the "right" gear - therefore for school if they want named trainers for PE then they will get them - i hate it, i hate doing it i hate buying it i hate giving in to the concept of it - its not right and its not fair and my kids are not going to be the ones to spearhead a campaign for change at the risk of their own well being. this goes for school coats and bags too. however when at home charity shop rules as this is what mum buys and if you want something else save up or get a job!

My dd 13 next month is not into brands at all and neither are any of her friends .They are all normal kids,like fashionable clothes but as for labels,she doesn't care.She hasn't got a tv or pc.
Yet another programme with the extremes of society portrayed as normal.

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Bloody hell - something tells me I'm glad I didn't watch this programme!!

Why weren't you all watching 'Conviction' on BBC3??? Brill!!!

I caught the last few minutes. I just wish parents would start being parents and stop wanting to be their kids best mates.

good point wt

I don't feel like she is my daughter more like my best friend.

why????

Also loved home ed girls cattle branding comment I bet her mum is so proud of her and herself for the brilliant education she's giving.

I think parents who over indulge like this are appalling. I don't think this represents the majority at all but I do now a lot of teens who like the latest mobile phone. But these kids aren't teens are they, just kids. Very sad IMO

THere's something really wrong with that isn't there??

Who exactly does the parenting and sets the rules and boundries??

haven't watched this yet - taped it to watch with dh so that we can tut at the tele together.

Firstly - agree about those vile Bratz dollies. What sort of a role model is that for a young girl?! My bf had a huge row with her dp as he had bought one for his 5 year old and couldn't see why my bf was getting in a lather about it - which is exactly what the manufacturers want: parents who don't question what messages their children might be getting from these toys, they just buy them because they're fashionable and 'really can't see the harm'. horrible

secondly - my line manager told me recently he and his dw have taken their 4 year old out of her nursery because a gang of girls she had gotten in with had started picking on other girls if they didn't wear pink to nursery. they turned on each other too, so when his dd turned up in trousers one day she found herself out of the gang until she wore a skirt and something pink the next day. He complained to the nursery but they did nothing so he and his dw voted with their feet. Isn't that AWFUL?