Girls get this message repeatedly: What matters is how “hot” they look. It plays on TV and across the Internet. You hear it in song lyrics and music videos. You see it in movies, electronic games, and clothing stores. It’s a powerful message. As parents, you are powerful too. You can teach girls to value themselves for who they are, rather than how they look. You can teach boys to value girls as friends, sisters, and girlfriends, rather than as sexual objects. And you can advocate for change with manufacturers and media producers. The following list of resources can help. See www.apa.org/pi/wpo/sexualization.html for more information, including APA's Report of the Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls. This list of resources was provided to APA’s Council of Representatives with the Report of the Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls and has been filed with APA. This means that the list of resources has not been adopted as a policy of APA nor has APA endorsed each of the resources cited. This list of resources is provided only for information and reference purposes. About-Face ACT--Alliance for Children and Television Advocates for Youth Beacon Street Girls Center for Media Literacy Dads and Daughters Girl Scouts of America Girls Inc Girls Inc. Media Literacy Girls, Women, and Media Project Hardy Girls Healthy Women Mainely Girls Media Awareness Network Media Literacy Clearinghouse medialiteracy.com Mediawise New Moon Magazine See Jane/Improving Gender Portrayals in Children’s Media Teen Voices/Women’s Express Third Wave Foundation uniquely Me! The Girl Scouts/ Dove Self-Esteem Program Words Can Work Return to the Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls