Newsweek ran an article called, “Eye Candy,” today on MSN.com.

Little girls’ Halloween costumes are looking more like they were designed by Victoria’s Secret every year. Are we prudes or is this practically kiddie porn?

I too have noticed the amount of increasingly provocative Halloween costumes being created for young girls. As a mother of several daughters, I can’t help but be alarmed by this trend. Costumes for girls labeled with the names of: Shipwrecked Pirate, Wayward Witch, Child’s Chamber Maid Costume and Miss-Behaved.  Are you not horrified?  Nothing is scarier to me!

Unfortunately, I cannot solely blame the costume companies for what is happening now.

Demand is what drives up the supply for these goods.

As parents we need to think about what we are doing to support this shocking trend. You can call me a prude, but in my opinion, children dressed with pink chains around their wrists, or showing cleavage, is simply tragic.

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