"Generation Diva"

This article in the latest Newsweek, about little girls obessessed with beauty, is just totally depressing. Of course I think nothing of my own daughter's participation - she's gotten professional manicures several times, to her delight. And her recent obsession (due to her school friend, Emma) is the calorie count of everything. But hopefully I balance these influences with plenty of reality checks about what is truly important . . .