FIONA
BRUCE MP DELIVERS REPORT ON PROTECTING CHILDHOOD TO PRIME MINISTER
Fiona Bruce MP
has delivered the Mothers’ Union’s Bye
Buy Childhood 2015 report to 10 Downing Street, asking the Prime Minister
to consider the findings and recommendations of the report, which looks at the
commercialisation and sexualisation of children.
Fiona Bruce MP said “As
a member of the Middlewich branch of the Mothers’ Union, I was pleased to take
this important report right to the heart of Government, and present it to 10
Downing Street. The focus of the report, which I completely agree with, is that
we must protect childhood, to allow children to be children.”
Fiona Bruce MP continued “By
exposing children to too much too soon, our society risks robbing children of
the chance to learn, grow and play in an environment where they feel safe and
valued – without being unduly commercialised or sexualised far too early. This
report shines a spotlight on the ways in which the commercial world is
encroaching of childhood, and teaching children to value themselves by what
they own or by how they look”
Fiona concluded “The
report contains many sensible and practical recommendations which could make a
real difference to the lives of many children and their families. I have asked
the Prime Minister to consider the report carefully, and I await his response
on the recommendations.”
