A national dialogue about the sexualization of teenaged girls in entertainment media is long overdue. Such a national dialogue demands the involvement, awareness, and commitment to positive change by every segment of the marketplace, including:

► Parents, who must pay closer attention to the numerous and often harmful media images and messages their daughters are consuming in entertainment;

► The creators, performers and distributors of entertainment media, who must understand the magnitude of their influence and the role they play;

► The advertisers, whose media dollars underwrite television programming which contains sexualized content;

► Industry commentators and journalists, whose critical observations help to influence the behavior of the entertainment industry;

► Our public servants, who have regulatory oversight of the public airwaves and who must ensure that the public interest is being served.

Share your stories with us.  Have you had to deal with this in your own life as a teen or adult?  Are your children experiencing the effects of sexualized media content?  Do you have any advice to share with other parents who might be going through the same thing?  Send us an e-mail at sexualization@parentstv.org we'll post your stories here.