A Mother's Open Letter to Miley Cyrus – Guest Post

Dear Miley Cyrus,

My family has been a huge fan of yours since the day you began your Hannah Montana — we were hooked and just loved your music, show, lyrics — all of it! The most memorable day was when we all went dressed as Hannah Montana (wigs and all) to see your 3D movie! We saw some warning signs that your content might not be kid-appropriate for more than a couple years, but we kept an eye out — surely, ultimately, our job, not the media's…

Parents Television Council Launches Site with Study on Sexualization of Teen Girls

I was privileged to be part of a conference call this morning with Tim Winter, PTC president, Dr. L. Monique Ward, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, and member of the American Psychological Association’s Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls, Nicole Clark, director of the documentary film Cover Girl Culture and former Elite International fashion model, Jeff McIntyre, director of national policy, Children Now and chair of the Children’s Media Policy Coalition, and Melissa Henson, director of communications and public education for the Parents Television Council, along with reporters for the Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter and yours truly, among others, were made aware of this organization's call to

Thanksgiving Visitor

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and so has our son. We longed for his return and to be able to see his face in real life instead of the Skyped version.  We dropped him off at college four months ago, and he came home from college to visit us over the holiday break.  That's right. […]

Racial Slurs and Coarse Behavior from Palin Siblings

If TMZ's Harvey Levin is correct in his predictions that Bristol Palin will win “Dancing With The Stars”, then I'll have lost all faith in the show's voting process. This star-crossed result would smell pretty fishy to me — more like Alaskan King Salmon! — especially after the obnoxious behavior Bristol and her younger sister, Willow, […]

Wordless Wednesday – Taylor Momsen is 17 years old. Enough said.