The sexualization of girls is harmful / AboutKidsHealth Sexualization of girls teaches boys to be sexually violent / Rachel Bell The sexualization of children socializes boys to become sexual predators / Carol Platt Liebau, as told to Kathryn Jean Lopez American culture rewards girls for eroticism / Lawrence Downes The physical aggression encouraged in boys is a form of sexualization / Elizabeth Anne Wood Sexualization of children is not the problem it is reported to be / Kerry Howley Feminists are to blame for the sexualization of girls / Joseph A. D'Agostino Legislators need to do more to protect children from sexual exploitation / Mary Graw Leary Mothers should resist norms that lead to the sexualization of girls / Debra Curtis Fathers should not exploit their daughters' sexuality / Rebecca Traister The sexualization of teen celebrities is ethically questionable / Jack Marshall Corporate media sexualizes young girls / M. Gigi Durham, as told to Tana Ganeva Gay and lesbian children are coming out earlier / Benoit Denizet-Lewis Teens are not as sexually promiscuous as adults fear / Cathy Young