Childhood is the most beautiful of all life's seasons. ~Author Unknown

This is a fitting quote considering the topic of this weeks article. Our kids are inundated with images and ideas that I know I did not grow up with. A trip to my local department store and I saw padded bras being sold for children as young as six. Why are we in such a rush to grow our little girls up?

Here's the latest article from the Beauty Basics site at BellaOnline.com.

Kids and Makeup
The tween market has made young girls more aware of beauty trends than ever before. It leads us to the age old question-What age should kids be allowed to wear makeup?

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art20310.asp

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