Youth Development

» RFecho - Why Does Packaging Matter So Much?

It occurred to me that this article and the article about Camel's new cigarettes present the same lie to young women: It doesn't matter what it does to you, all that matters is how it looks. Starve yourself to be skinny so you will be accepted, smoke cigarettes with chic, girly packaging and you will be cool. I agree with the author that the best defense for our daughters is to present them with the TRUTH. I pray I'll be able to counteract the LIES my young daughters will hear and see daily as they get older, and that they will know that their value does not come from their appearance or from peer validation. It is an uphill journey, but if parents and other youth workers don't take on the challenge, this generation of girls will experience untold suffering (emotionally, physically, and otherwise). My girls are still toddlers, but I'm strapping on my helmet already to charge forward into this battle!

-- posted by RFecho