Thanks for sharing the link to the article. It eases some of my concerns. I was worried that I was too strict or old-fashioned, I told my son that I wouldn't even discuss him having a TV in his room until he was 13 at least (he's 7 now) and we only have a ten year old video game system that's he's rarely allowed to play on. So I'll keep tolerating the moans and groans when I declare a no TV night and force the little darlings to play cards or other games with their mean old mommy. With my two being so young, it's nice to know it'll all work out in the long run.

As for the goth thing, I could handle that far easier than my nearly 4 year old's obsession with pink. She's such a girly-girl, and I never was, so I have no clue how to deal with it... lol.

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You mean ol' mommy, you. Sounds delightful! Nope, not too strict. I can't tell you how many fights I refereed over the TV remote between the two kids (erm, that would be the child and the husband, mind you). I had to stand firm and shame them into agreeing to NO second TV in the house at all until they could cooperate for just one month over it. It seemed a safe bet, and frankly I was more concerned about them *never* talking if they had separate sets and no reason to sit together. They never did make it and we still only have the one set.

As to the pink, this just a thought; call me odd. When asked about why she's so militant about pink (absolutely hates it), my daughter will tell you it's because she refuses to, "Fall for their propaganda". When I asked her to explain, she talked me into a road trip to a toys r us, a place I hadn't visited in over seven years. After she dragged me inside, she just pointed. And you know, good gads, half the store--almost all the 'girl-stuff'--was pink. Thousands of shades of pink. Like pink was the new black. Wowsa. I don't watch TV and I've not seen the ads in six years. It was quite a shock. And you'll never guess where she got her epiphany about it. From Josie and the Pussycats, the movie. There's this whole thing about controlling the masses and the 'in' colour is just one of the things they use to test their control. Who knew. It never ceases to amaze me the things that influence our kids.

So, maybe in addition to being a girly-girl, your daughter is responding to what she sees as what 'girly-girls' want? Perhaps you need to convince her that lavender or yellow or (heaven forbid) blue is the new pink? As to how to deal with the actual 'girly-girl' part, I haven't a clue, either.

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