Gender Stereotyping Can Be Stopped at Home  It's not Disney's
fault your daughter wants to be a princess  Photograph by Getty
Images  Stride Rite is the latest company to come under fire for
pandering to gender stereotypes. In a recent ad campaign, the
children’s footwear company shows a boy doing imaginary battle
with a light saber (“The Power of Darth Vader”) while an ad for
its girls’ shoes shows stars, princesses and a little blonde
girl in “Wish Lights” sneakers.  Stereotypical boy/tough,
girl/delicate strategy? Yep. And, sooooo, this is a problem?
Apparently.  RELATED: 9 Controversial Animated Princesses
Somewhere along the way, moms and dads have become increasingly
reliant on everyone else raising their kids. And by everyone
else, we don’t just mean us, plus other family members,
teachers, clergy, friends and neighbors. We also mean TV
networks, advertisers and retailers.  When you dreamed of having
kids, did you breathe a big sigh with relief that you wouldn’t
have do it alone? Because in addition t