Personally, I think these 'high-heeled' shoes designed specifically for babies are cute! In fact they made me smile. Particulary as they are designed for baby girls aged up to six months. (They even have a heel that are soft and collapse when the toddler stands).But apparently they have caused quite a stir. I was surprised to read an article in the courier mail by Dr Karen Brooks, an associate professor of media studies at Southern Cross University, who seemed to be taking the line that these "Sex and the City meets Imelda Marcos as she struts down Sesame Street" shoes are along the same lines as products which are part of the whole process of Kids Growing Older Younger.
P-L-E-A-S-E! Can't we just dress up for fun anymore?
Yes, they are out of America (naturally) but I fail to see how it is different to dressing your baby in other cute outfits such as denim jeans and jacket, or weeboks.
Anyway, judging by the fantastic amount of publicity the product has received I think the women who came up with the idea are strutting all the way to the bank!
What do you think? Heelarious or hellish?
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As a Gen Y myself, I sometimes find it disturbing to see singers and actresses that are 15 going on 35. Yes, I agree these individuals have incredible talents (whether it be in their performance or in their networking skills), I do however disapprove that they are acting as role models for the younger kids. The images of stars with their attitudes, their seemingly effortless path to fame, wealth and success are so tempting that kids are giving up more academic careers in pursue of a work-little-gain-a-lot life. And here we are struggling through skill shortages for professionals that are actually needed for the basics like national health, and we are wondering why kids aren’t interested.
The baby high heels in the post may be cute and fun for the adults, but what about their effects on the children in the long term development of their values? I am tired of the older generations looking at us like we don’t care. Perhaps we were given the wrong messages from a very young age.
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