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Girls as young as 6 want to be 'sexy'

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    New study on influence of moms, media

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Is young is 61 looks sexy Costello though that a lot of girls could -- -- Parents we talked to -- shocked and upset to learn the findings of the new study from Knox College in Illinois.

Researchers show girls ages six to nine paper dolls one dressed in sexy -- the other in a conservative outfit -- 60% of the girls picked this sexy doll saying that's how they wanted to look children are very aware of what's going on around with.

The older kids the adults.

I think that they're just exposed everything and they they Bruce Marcus has three daughters her youngest will open.

She talks about she wants to Wear pretty dresses now that she's that's just starting with action once beautiful study found teeny movies but mostly mothers to be the greatest influence on young girls season -- -- -- -- -- revealing.

And they always have it be that -- that's what Erica Bronson tells her girls ages five and six is their dad.

Is outrage I don't condone wherever these lovely dress.

Unable to doling out these TV shows the study also showed most girls -- the sexy -- because they associate it with being popular.

It is surprising but I also think that it's an extension of how.

-- me.

And centralization.

Of women and goes into our culture psychologist be -- says she fears the damaging trend you're not gonna me -- this value system and -- much colder.

And by then you can as a girl.

You're going to have objective find yourself as a sexual -- being.