My husband and I didn't think we'd find ourselves trying to teach our four year old about modesty. We thought for sure that would be something to save for the pre-teen years. However, lately, we've found the influences she finds and sees in the world around her on a daily basis, have caused us to bump up our timeline for talks on being modest. We can't go shopping without seeing billboards or posters of scantily clad women. Magazines are full of pictures of women with exposed skin. Television--shows and commercials--are laden with sexified images of what a woman could, should, or wants to be perceived as. Even dolls are not leaving much to be desired. These did not go unnoticed by our daughter. We would find her pulling her shirts down, pulling her sleeves together to give her a "shoulderless" attire, rolling her pant legs up as far as they would go, etc. We continually asked her to stop modifying her wardrobe as such, and would ask her why she felt the need to do those things... … [Read more...]