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Ordered this subscription July 31,2009 and as of September 12, 2009 she still has not received a magazine.
 Cover: Why would 8-12 yr old need to be A NEW YOU???
Why in the world would an 8 to 12 year old little girl need to be encouraged to be "A NEW YOU!" as the August/September 2009 cover of this magazine suggests??? What is so wrong or bad about a young girl that they need to be encouraged to change?
Haven't we learned how damaging adult feminine magazines can be to the self-esteem and perception of grown women due to the covers showing models and Hollywood stars airbrushed to perfection? A child's magazine should be positive, encouraging children/young persons to accept themselves, value their individuality and feel good about who they are now, NOT who they CAN be by reading this magazine and changing themselves in some way. I am outraged by this!
Also, what little girl aged 8, 9 or 10 years old is concerned about crushes on boys and being popular? And what parent wants their daughter to be? It's sad that those issues are more prevalent in 11 and 12 year old girl's lives, but do we have to encourage this sort of thinking?
There are reasons that young girls feel that they are valued for how they look and not how intelligent they are and it is because of messages that they receive about females and beauty all around them in their daily lives. From the Disney Princess line of perfect beauties to clothing that is sold for their young age group, which are mostly mini versions of suggestive teenage styles which are designed to get the attention of boys, young men and even grown men by being too short, low-cut and/or made of sheer see-through type of material.
Let little girls be little girls and let's expect more of our gender than to be an attractive asset. Let's teach our daughters to feel confident as they are and to accept themselves as a person, not just as a female. That will enable our girls to be valuable contributors to the world we live in for what they do as individual people: as mothers, executives, nurses, teachers, doctors, etc. not for how they look, how popular they are, etc.
~RAM
 Discovery Girls Magazine
Discovery Girls is an awesome magazine. It has lots of advice, embarassing moments, fashion, and more. It's a great magazine for ages 11-14.
A Magazine Both Parents And Girls Will Approve
Honestly, there are some "girls" magazines on the market so risque, I feel like I should be wearing a trench coat and sunglasses purchasing them discreetly in DENMARK instead of the USA. One of them (I won't mention the title, but I'm sure many parents will recognize just from my description) claims it is for girls ages 8 to 14, but you'd swear by looking at the cover articles it would be meant for Playgirl readers. A few examples direct from the magazine are: Five Fresh Ways To Get That Guy, What's your flirt style?, Get your Best body. And it seems (well, most of the time it actually is) that the magazine's main focus is about how to get a guy or look good for him.
Now, as for DISCOVERY GIRLS, Just-The-Opposite!!! Here is a magazine I'd gladly get for any girl as a gift. It's main focus is on friendships, but it covers an array of issues of interest to girls ages 8 and up.
It covers fashion (and their fashions are modest/down to earth fashions), celebrities, fun projects, and social issues. A few examples of past articles include: Spotlight on Volleyball, ditched by your friends, win free stuff. Another plus about the magazine is that it is highly collectible!!!
So if you want a magazine you can feel comfortable giving your daughter as a gift or buying for someone else, you'll want to order DISCOVERY GIRLS today.
you don't want this...
Ditto on the first 1-star review (by Maya). I've read this magazine at the library and bookstores when my daughter suggested getting a subscription. If you want to promote looks, fashion, all the latest items you must buy, then you might like it. Little girls don't need to wear makeup or certain clothes to be pretty. I think they need to hear more "Beauty is as beauty does."
As mothers, we have an opportunity to guide their focus, so why not encourage less "fluff" and more substance? They get enough of that stuff from our society. I'd rather my daughter spend her time with less superficial magazines... like Muse, Ask, or Family Fun.
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