Short Film: The Candy Shop
The Candy Shop, a terrifying ‘fairytale’ on the sexual exploitation of children, from Whitestone Motion Pictures on Vimeo.
Category Archives: Children
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“Let me not have any dreams at all.”
“All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.” Jack Kerouac #10ThingsIWantToHappen is trending right now on Twitter. People are sharing their dreams. To become a dancer. To find […]
My favourite thing about Christmas
It’s Christmas Eve. The candles are lit, Christmas music is playing, my sister is in the kitchen trying her hand at eggnog (“is it ACTUAL egg that you DRINK?!”). We […]
A: Not much…and children should not be exposed to them; or Porn: the new Topsy & Tim?
See part 1: Q: What is the difference between lads’ mags and quotes from rapists? The recent study conducted by the Universities of Surrey and Middlesex having found a disgustingly […]
Q: What’s the difference between lads’ mags and quotes from rapists?
The University of Surrey last week published findings of a study they had carried out in conjunction with the University of Middlesex, to be published in the British Journal of […]
Don’t Call Me Beautiful.
“You’re just so pretty, aren’t you?”…”Look at that beautiful smile!”…”Aw, what a gorgeous dress!” In the world of children (and especially girls), compliments on physical attributes are just as common […]
Frankie, Rihanna, Taylor and you.
The term ‘role model’ is overused and under-appreciated in today’s society where impressionable people (ie: the human race) are exposed to thousands upon thousands of images, messages, words, sounds, emotions […]
Body Image in the Classroom
I read an article the other day about what parents can do to fight body image issues in young children who have fallen or are vulnerable to falling into the […]
Can You See Me?
146 top stars from the stages of the West End held a ”flash mob” on the 11th of April in Trafalgar Square in support of the non-profit organisation Love146, which campaigns to end […]
