Children seem to be jumping from their favourite toys to their favourite skincare products – which can have disastrous health effects.
98FM Presenter Suzanne Kane was writing letters to Santa with her seven-year-old daughter when she first noticed the trend sweeping among children.
“You try and monitor what they're listening to and it’s videos like, ‘Hey guys, get ready with me for school’ - and it’s a seven-year-old on YouTube doing a skincare routine,” she said.She said all children end up with phases of certain hobbies – such as the recent trend in ‘loom bands’ - but it’s now evolving to cosmetics.
“I read all the books when I was having my babies, I did all the parenting books - there was nothing in Annabelle Karmel’sSuzanne noted this is not a “playtime” trend or make-believe game – but a “regime” that young children are trying to copy from the internet.Clinical psychologist Mark Smith said there is an “increased anxiety” among young people about their appearance.
“What we have seen over the last probably two to three years is an exponential increase in young girls presenting with eating disorders where they have an extreme form of self-hatred.
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