There's an unsettling new trend among young girls. A new study found that girls as young as six want to be sexy.
Many people blame the television shows, magazines and today's role models. While this study highlighted some of those ideas, it also pinpointed something new.
It identified the self-sexualization in young girls.
Tiffany Jackson says when it's time for her girls to tone it down, Diamond and Genesis do just that.
"The only time I am sexy is when I am doing a job modeling," Diamond said.
But it's "the sexy" that's intriguing to almost every girl - even young as six.
Psychologists at Knox College presented 6 to 9 year old girls with two images - a sexy doll and another with looser clothing.
Most girls choose the sexy doll because, the study says, it's how they looked or wanted to look and because she seemed "most popular."
"We do see images of perfect women and I think it does impact self esteem as parents we need to learn to counteract that," said Pamela Hayford, of Southwest Florida Parent and Child Magazine.
The study attributed the young girls' choices to media, religion and their moms.
"If they see mom emulating an image they do it themselves," said Hayford.
And while things like cheering, dancing and pageants sometimes come into question - the study found in many instances it could increase self esteem.
According to the study, parents who talked to their kids about inappropriate ads found their girls were less likely to relate to the sexy doll.
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