Parenting
fromThe Atlantic
3 days agoWhat Happened to Plain Old Allowances?
Allowances began as weekly payments to teach children saving and have evolved into tools that introduce complex financial concepts like interest and credit.
Confidence is being boxed and sold to young girls and it's doing more harm than we can conceptualize. In the age of social media, young girls are growing up with unprecedented exposure to comparison that drives insecurity in an already vulnerable demographic. In order to sell beauty, the customer must be made to feel lacking in some way. Customers created as children become lifelong consumers, and the beauty industry has tapped into this brand loyalty.