

It’s blue and pink with Hello Kitty faces covering the top and bottom.

Or maybe a suit like the one 4-year-old Parmida Vehdat wears as she plunges in and out of the kiddie pool at the Clarke Swim Center.

I think most little girls would rather be in something pink with ruffles, sparkles and a mermaid on it.” In response to the tot modeling ‘s black string bikini, with its plunging neck line and low slung bottoms, Hemmen says, “What the hell? When I see people making unnecessarily sexualized clothes for little girls, it makes me disappointed. “If your booty cheek is hanging out, it probably doesn’t function well,” says Hemmen, who has two teenage daughters and specializes in the psychology and well-being of girls. To promote a healthy body image, Santa Cruz clinical psychologist and mother Lucie Hemmen says girls should wear swimsuits that feel good, look good and function well. Parents and child advocates say it really depends on the suit. In a society where women are sexualized at younger and younger ages, are two-piece bathing suits inappropriate for youngsters, or are we making a big deal out of nothing? Some people argue that the very conversation is the problem: That by talking about it, we are teaching girls that what they wear can lead to sexual victimization. Little girls in bikinis: Inappropriate or much ado about nothing? – The Mercury News
