Anyone else NOT do the whole "Hannah Montana" thing? UPDATE pg 3

[Mickeyluver37]

I have a 6 year old and we are not caught up in the HM craze.

DD does not like HM, but the girls in her class are big into the craze. They are not very nice to my DD because she does not like HM.

I am proud of her for liking what SHE likes, but I feel bad for her as these girls are relentless.

Anyone else have a DD that doesn't "follow the crowd"?

I think it's sad that they aren't nice to her. My DD is 10 and very into Hannah Montana, as are about half of the 5th grade girls. It's the ones that AREN'T into it that are nasty about it though. Luckily my DD just ignores it.

 

[bjscheel]

My girls 6 and 9 like her okay, but we don't have cable/satellite so the only opportunity to see her is on ABC at 10:00 on Saturday mornings. By that time they are done with cartoons, and into playing, and usually don't come watch it. I always tell them it's on, just because they only get a chance once a week.

It is not a big deal here whether you like her or not. I'm glad my girls at least know who she is so they are not completely out of the loop though.

Barbies are the obsession in this house!

 

[Grendalynn]

You know, I was just thinking about this very thing today and have put a lot of thought into it recently. Not so much because I have girls, as I have 3 boys. Mostly because my nieces were here at Christmas are big Fans of HM. i personally think she is a bad roll model for children. She is talented and a pretty decent musician, but is often rude, speaks disrespectfully to adults and other people and is just obnoxious. It makes you wonder if this is why young kids seem so rude and disrespectful themselves. I am sure that the story plot has a good point and lesson, but over all, I cat even stand to watch. That show, RAVEN, hits me the same way. Just my 2 cents, but I was glad to see the thread and that others think the same way... No flames please, I am not saying that kids who watch it are rude, i think she is rude and a somewhat bad role model.

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

When I was growing up New Kids on the Block were really big. I hardly knew who they were! I had much older siblings, and they had me listening to Blondie, Bruce, Traveling Wilburies, stuff like that. I want to camp, and if you didnt like NKOTB, you were just not cool. After a while, the kids finally left me alone about it and realized that I was OK no matter what I listened to. If HM is brought up tell your DD to change the subject to something else.
Good luck!

 

[livndisney]

You know, I was just thinking about this every thing today and have put a lot of hought into it recently. Not so much because I have girls, as I have 3 boys. Mostly because my nieces were here at Christmas are are big Fans of HM. i personally think she is a bad roll model for children. She is talented and a pretty decent musician, but is often rude, speaks disrespectfully to adults and other people and is just obnoxious. It makes you wonder if this is why young kids seem so rude and disrespectful themselves. I am sure that the story plot has a good point and lesson, but over all, I cat even stand to watch. That show, RAVEN, hits me the same way. Just my 2 cents, but I was glad to see the thread and that others think the same way... No flames please, I am not saying that kids who watch it are rude, i think she is rue and a somewhat bad role model.

No Flames from me! This is exactly what prompted my post in the first place. My DD has been a little "sassier" than I like my 6 year olds lately. I visited her classroom and saw the same behavior from the "HM wannabees". I spoke with the teacher who was well aware of the problem. My DD said something I have not heard her say before and asked her where she heard it. "The girls in the HM club say it". That was enough for me. Hanna Montana has become a "bad word" in my house. She is not age appropriate for younger children.

I am happy to know there are other moms who feel the same way! I read some of the posts to my DD. She can't wait to go back to school and tell the HM club-"Not everyone likes HM! "

 

[Aristomommy]

I don't think that HM or HSM is really for 6-7 year olds, so I'm glad to hear many of them are not into the shows. DD9 watches both, but I still feel some of the show's content is too grown up for her. Wy does this age group need to know about high school, boy friends etc? I listened to HM and Miley songs and they are about boys and parties etc. DD went to both concerts and that was fine, but I'm glad she still prefers Animal Planet to these shows. Some of the kids in her class (4th grade) watch American Idol, Survivor and told DD to go watch videos on youtube that I watched first and though were absolutely inappropriate. There is such pressure at this age to grow up and act older than they are. Yikes!!!

 

[Grendalynn]

I don't think that HM or HSM is really for 6-7 year olds, so I'm glad to hear many of them are not into the shows. DD9 watches both, but I still feel some of the show's content is too grown up for her. Wy does this age group need to know about high school, boy friends etc? I listened to HM and Miley songs and they are about boys and parties etc. DD went to both concerts and that was fine, but I'm glad she still prefers Animal Planet to these shows. Some of the kids in her class (4th grade) watch American Idol, Survivor and told DD to go watch videos on youtube that I watched first and though were absolutely inappropriate. There is such pressure at this age to grow up and act older than they are. Yikes!!!

These kinds of shows should be at a later time slot or be more kids friendly, this is more of a Tween thing. To bad Disney isnt aware of the image these show portray or how they can influence youngsters. Suit Life of Zack and Cody is very similar i feel, and that is fr both boys and girls. My boys watch it on a very limited basis!!

 

[MM27]

I teach 4th grade and have never once heard anyone mention Hannah Montana. Then last Friday we had an assembly for Math-a-thon (St. Jude's) and there was a video that the kids watched. The older kids got Chris Brown, the younger ones got Miley. The girls went crazy. She explained the whole process of the program and then sang a song at the end. Some of the girls weren't phased at all and were a little upset when they heard who the older kids had.

 

[DisneyPhD]

So who is Chris brown?

 

[Longsx3]

My DD(11) likes HM but isn't crazy, no squealing, etc. That being said I did take her to see HM in Detroit while we were in the US (FL) a few weeks ago. She missses out on a lot living overseas and I wasnted her to have the experience, she had fun but I think she equally enjoyed Tim McGraw last summer and has requested to see Kenny Chesney this coming summer.

 

[crisi]

For us, a switch flipped around seven. Before then no interest, suddenly interest. Though we are far from "totally into it" around our house.

 

[r4blessings]

I think a lot of younger girls come in contact with HSM and HM through older siblings. I know my dd (just turned 4) knows who HM is, b/c she has seen her on tv occasionally and is familiar with the songs from HSM because ds6 and ds9 have the cd's and we all listen to the music. Even though some of the content pertains to older tweens and teen type of things (like boyfriends, etc) I will often play those songs in the car b/c they are much better than things they would hear on the radio. DS9 got dd a HM cd for her birthday last week to go with the barbie cd player we got her. She loves to sing and dance and enjoys the music b/c it is familiar to her.

I don't let her watch the shows though, and even if I did, it probably wouldn't hold her interest. I agree with the pp who said that they enjoyed spending money on the AG stuff b/c it kept the girls younger. That is why I enjoy buying legos for my boys along with megabloks and stuff like that. I'm in no rush for them to be "into girls" or clothes yet.

Lots of sprout, playhouse disney and pbs on in this house too, along with animal planet and discovery kids channels. But I do think Miley Cyrus is working hard to be a good role model and I certainly don't mind my kids listening to or singing along with her music, or HSM either.

 

[livndisney]

Ok now I am mad! My DD was sooooo happy to read the posts here and find out that not everyone likes Hanna Montana. She went to school in such a good mood. When the "HM wannabees" started bothering her, she told them "not everyone likes HM and it is ok to like other things". One little witch told her that "anyone who doesn't like Hanna Montana is STUPID!"

Another quote from these children was "anyone who doesn't look like HM is ugly". (No matter what my DD does she is NEVER going to look like HM)

What gets into these kids, this is 1st grade!!!! I blame it on poor home training. I am so mad! Peer pressure in 1st grade!!!!!!

I am sending an email to her teacher. It seems the last two "chats" the teacher had with these "little darlings" didn't work.

 

[irene_dsc]

Ok now I am mad! My DD was sooooo happy to read the posts here and find out that not everyone likes Hanna Montana. She went to school in such a good mood. When the "HM wannabees" started bothering her, she told them "not everyone likes HM and it is ok to like other things". One little witch told her that "anyone who doesn't like Hanna Montana is STUPID!"

Another quote from these children was "anyone who doesn't look like HM is ugly". (No matter what my DD does she is NEVER going to look like HM)

What gets into these kids, this is 1st grade!!!! I blame it on poor home training. I am so mad! Peer pressure in 1st grade!!!!!!

I am sending an email to her teacher. It seems the last two "chats" the teacher had with these "little darlings" didn't work.

Oy - this is more an issue with bullying, imnsho, than HM. This isn't peer pressure - this is bullying. Name calling and insults, plain and simple. And it needs to be treated that way, by the school.

 

[GothTink]

Ok now I am mad! My DD was sooooo happy to read the posts here and find out that not everyone likes Hanna Montana. She went to school in such a good mood. When the "HM wannabees" started bothering her, she told them "not everyone likes HM and it is ok to like other things". One little witch told her that "anyone who doesn't like Hanna Montana is STUPID!"

Another quote from these children was "anyone who doesn't look like HM is ugly". (No matter what my DD does she is NEVER going to look like HM)

What gets into these kids, this is 1st grade!!!! I blame it on poor home training. I am so mad! Peer pressure in 1st grade!!!!!!

I am sending an email to her teacher. It seems the last two "chats" the teacher had with these "little darlings" didn't work.

To livndisney's DD:

YOU ROCK!!! It's so cool how you stood up for yourself. You just keep on being independent and your own person. Don't mind those other girls one bit.

 

[Denine]

I don't know if DD, 5, would be into it or not. I have not let her watch either HM or HSM. I think she is too young.

 

[Motherofboys]

I'm not sure this is so much a Hannah Montana thing as it is a "let's all choose something we think is cool and then be mean to and exclude anyone who won't go along with it" thing.

The little girls just sound mean. I mean who would actually think that everyone should look like HM or be ugly? What about Brenda Song?? What about Monique Coleman? They are both beautiful girls and look nothing like HM (thank goodness!!).

Have you thought about talking to the parents of the girls? It doesn't sound like the teacher is getting anywhere. I would talk to the parents myself if the bullying continues to escalate.

Tell your daughter that it's great that she doesn't feel she has to pretend to like something just b/c of girls like this, it shows what a cool, strong person she is!!

 

[_queenie_]

It really is quite pathetic that first grade is so brutal. Sure, first graders have their little fads, but at this level it just isn't right. Are these all of the little girls in her class by the way, so does she basically have no one?

When my DD13 was in third grade she was the only girl in her class who wasn't into cheerleading (I guess they were all her friends in second grade and they all came back in the fall as cheerleaders). At recess all they ever wanted to do was "play" cheerleading (they were using the moves so no one who wasn't in it had to sit on the side lines). I guess they often made bad remarks about people who were not cheerleaders (with her standing right there). One day she was so fed up with it she said "Well if you guys aren't going to let me play with you I'm leaving", and she did. It's too bad that it was something to lose friends over, but she was sick of them bashing people and ignoring her, so she took off. Of course then by Spring it transfered over to that she was the only person not into Yu-gi-oh. It's always something.

Then there's my DS17. When he was in fourth grade who didn't like digimon. That's too big of a story to even write, but I'll say there was some similar discrimination going on towards kids who were "non-likers".

 

[MM27]

So who is Chris brown?

I asked the same question. Now imagine 22 4th graders screaming, "oh my god, Miss C doesn't know who Chris Brown is!" That was my day. He's a rapper/r&b singer that apparently is the IT performer right now for that age group. This is Chris Brown.

 

[disney[xo]sweetie]

Ok now I am mad! My DD was sooooo happy to read the posts here and find out that not everyone likes Hanna Montana. She went to school in such a good mood. When the "HM wannabees" started bothering her, she told them "not everyone likes HM and it is ok to like other things". One little witch told her that "anyone who doesn't like Hanna Montana is STUPID!"

Another quote from these children was "anyone who doesn't look like HM is ugly". (No matter what my DD does she is NEVER going to look like HM)

What gets into these kids, this is 1st grade!!!! I blame it on poor home training. I am so mad! Peer pressure in 1st grade!!!!!!

I am sending an email to her teacher. It seems the last two "chats" the teacher had with these "little darlings" didn't work.

to livndisneys dd:
YOU GO GIRL!!!!
YOU DID A GREAT JOB STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF!!! YOU WERE SUPER BRAVE! and its ok to like other things! it doesnt matter who you are on the outside or what tv shows you like, all that matters is that you are a good person. and by talking to that "HM club" and being strong, you are a GREAT KID! so be HAPPY! you did something that no other girl would be brave enough to do! I AM SO PROUD! Now YOU are my girls' role model! i told them what you did to stand up for yourself, and now they want to be JUST LIKE YOU! GREAT JOB!