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What's expected is that tween fans may feel conflicted and want to talk it out with a parent. For a parent, that means listening, not proselytizing.
"Rather than saying, 'Can you believe that happened?', ask your child her opinion about this," advises Debra Beck, author of "My Feet Aren't Ugly: A Girl' Guide to Loving Herself from the Inside Out."
"Look at it as a learning opportunity, and let kids explore their own feelings about it without giving your opinion."
And give your tween or teen credit for knowing the dangers of having potentially embarrassing photos on her MacBook.
"The teen is smart enough to figure it out and if you start lecturing, she will shut down," Beck says.
If your child doesn't want to talk about it at all, don't push it, experts say. Give your kid some space and tell her that if she doesn't want to talk at the moment, maybe you can revisit it another time.
A day or two later, bring up the name of the star in question, but in a casual way.
Ask your child what movies the star has been in, and what your child likes about that particular star, says Stanford University adolescent psychologist Lisa Medoff, author of the "Stressed Out Students' Guide to Handling Peer Pressure."
Kids often have a fantasy life about teen pop stars and actors, says clinical psychologist and family therapist Leslie Seppinni.
"When something like this happens, look at it as an opportunity to talk to your child as an adult," she says. "Don't point a finger and say, 'Don't you dare do the same thing.' "
You have to trust that your child is smart and savvy enough to figure some things out, Seppinni says. And don't worry that your child is now going to put up nude pictures of herself on Facebook.
But if the star in question is their only role model, it could be cause for concern.
"Tweens idolize celebs, but as long as they have other role models in their life exhibiting good behavior, it's not a worry," Medoff explains.
The bottom line is that teen and tween behavior is much more likely to be influenced by peer pressure, what is going on in the home and what is happening at school than by what a pop star does, Seppinni says.
"Kids are more likely to be influenced by their day to day reality than by their fantasy world," she says.
The message you want your child to take away is that money and fame do not equal happiness, Seppinni says, adding, "This is a good life lesson for them to learn."
