You've Come a Long Way, Baby?

Well, so much for female empowerment!  According to this article, the goal of some is to feed little girls' insecurities so that they'll shovel money into their local hair salons! 

A snippet:

In his seminars, [Goodman] now addresses how to market to preteens and even discusses how to keep them entertained in the chair (a wireless laptop or DVD player). “I tell stylists to get more involved in school and community events to reach out to these younger girls,” he said, adding, “they may not want to think in those terms, but these girls are our future business.”

So, add another category to my constantly expanding list of parenting anxieties ...  Not only do I need to worry about schools brimming with junk food, sugary beverages, Channel One and standardized tests.  But now my daughter is going to come home from elementary school one day and ask for highlights?

Too Young for Highlights