Halloween is scary, said Dr. Gail Saltz in MSNBC, and it's getting scarier every year because of the "trend toward ultrasexy Halloween costumes." The worst of it is that even little girls are under pressure now to wear "tight, short" outfits that bear midriff and thigh. So take charge, parents, and encourage your kids to focus on "enjoyable themes that don't involve being tarted up but are edgy and funny or clever in their own way."
If you've never shopped for a little girl's costume before, said Lisa Belkin in The New York Times online, prepare for a fright. Stores are full of Catwoman outfits that look like "something from a bondage video," and other get-ups with "cinched waists and bodices stuffed to hint at breasts."
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