Siovhan Bolton wrote:
I just feel like kids are being robbed of being kids. No 8-year-old should be worried about her midriff, or if her push-up bikini is the right choice. They should be learning long division and playing kickball, and watching cartoons and figuring out which friend can come over this weekend. My 13-year-old little sister wouldn't be caught dead in this kind of thing, and I'm proud of her for that. And I agree -- if parents don't buy, kids get the message, retailers get the message and hopefully kids can be kids again.
Siovhan wrote the above in response to the article, "Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps," by LZ Granderson who writes a weekly column for CNN.com. A senior writer and columnist for "ESPN The Magazine" and ESPN.com, he has contributed to ESPN's "Sports Center," "Outside the Lines" and "First Take."
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
LZ Granderson: Some parents dress their young girls in provocative outfits.
Retailers have encouraged this behavior by marketing inappropriate clothing.
He says it's OK to blame retailers, but it's parents who are ultimately responsible.
Children need parents who will set rules, not be their friends, he says.
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