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The Princess Problem: Guiding Our Girls through the Princess-Obsessed Years A New Disney Princesa Carries Responsibilities Beyond Her ... Those words spoken by the animated Princess Elena in the first episode of Elena of Avalor a new Disney Channel series are meant to reflect power ... Resources Media Literacy Now Media Education Lab. Variety of Media Literacy resources for K-12 teachers from the University of Rhode Island Media Education Lab. Common Sense Media Rank: #297182 in BooksPublished on: 2014-09-02Released on: 2014-09-02Original language: EnglishNumber of items: 1Dimensions: 8.52" h x .91" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds Binding: Paperback336 pages 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.The combination is good. It’s not too academicBy McClaneI could summarize the “Princess Problem” as the negative impact of the overall princess culture that is so pervasive today and that translates into stereotypes of gender, beauty, race and culture that ultimately shape what girls think of themselves and the world at large. The book explains the concepts and then provides valuable tools for parents to act as “pop culture coaches” to their children. As such, parents get actively involved in the entertainment choices their kids make and help them think outside the obvious, building a critical thinking about all things media and marketing related. The book quotes academic papers, conversations with parents and draws from the author’s own experiences as princess in kids parties. The combination is good. It’s not too academic, but it’s not just opinion either. It has a good balance.I liked the overall tone of the book. I was expecting a holier-than-thou, condescending attitude usually found on parenting reads, but the author quickly asks you to setup the foundation for your discussions with your child: your own family values, which she encourages you to discuss at length and even write down. You can then use the tools and ideas she provides to guide your children according to your family values. She doesn’t tell you what those values should be. I enjoyed highlighting some interesting observations and tools and then discussing them with my wife. I plan to come back to these comments in the future, as I work on becoming my kid’s pop culture coach.Note that all those tools require you to be very active, but I suppose that should not be an issue for parents picking up this book. You have to be there, with your child, watching the shows and providing your thoughts. Then you have to follow up and constantly discuss. So plan to spend some time on it. One good thing is that the discussions the author proposes are not joy kills. You won’t ruin your child’s entertainment time, but get her/him more engaged.At the end I got lost with the section about race and all the stereotypes the likes of Disney perpetuate. While I agree with the overall idea, I think the section was reading too much into the movies and princess stories. In one part it turns out that the fact that a black character has a job is racist, but that the other black character does not have a job is also racist. Which one is it then I skimmed through this section and moved to the end.I really liked this book and will be coming back to it in the future.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Brilliant book with easy to follow coaching tools!By Smarty PantsThe Princess Problem is an excellent book from beginning to end. It is well researched, well written and easy to follow. It reads like a well-crafted novel but with concrete analysis and first hand interviews of parents with children who have been impacted by our very invasive princess culture. This is not a book just for parents or grandparents of little girls. The media coaching techniques are invaluable to all parents, or care givers of children. The techniques are easy to follow and put into practice. Simply by using these tools it will help people to raise empowered young women instead of insecure, look-obsessed princesses. I cannot tell you how helpful Dr. Hains' book has been with coaching my six year old. Without these tools I'm not sure I would have had the ability to navigate through the princess obsessed years. The marketing is so strong that an ordinary person feels helpless to guide their child against it. I was looking for an answer and I found it in Dr. Hains' book. High praise for bringing this issue to the forefront and placing much needed and easy to follow coaching tools into my hands.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.Highly recommended!By Lori DayI absolutely loved this book. Not only is it filled with practical advice for parents who are navigating the princess-obsessed years, but it is solidly grounded in research. Dr. Hains, a professor of media studies, is well equipped to lay out the issues in a way that parents can easily understand, while at the same time providing professional analysis that goes beyond what is typically found in the blogosphere. This book has depth and gravitas while being, at the same time, extremely accessible and entertaining. Princess culture is analyzed and explained but not bashed. For parents who are searching for positive ways to guide young daughters through our sexualized and stereotyped Princess World, this book is an invaluable resource. Even if you don’t have a little girl, the book is a fascinating exploration of corporate America, exploitative marketing and consumerism, especially of the ways these things negatively affect the female gender and target girls. Highly recommended!See all 18 customer reviews... A New Disney Princesa Carries Responsibilities Beyond Her ... Those words spoken by the animated Princess Elena in the first episode of Elena of Avalor a new Disney Channel series are meant to reflect power ... Resources Media Literacy Now Media Education Lab. Variety of Media Literacy resources for K-12 teachers from the University of Rhode Island Media Education Lab. Common Sense Media
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