Investigations at the intersection of marketing, media and childhood
Do children and youths today have a too-short attention span? Experts are concerned, but what's the culprit? It's been said that the internet is having a negative effect on people's ability to concentrate. (See Is Google making us stupid? in The … [Read more...]
There are two interesting developments regarding potentially deceptive beverage marketing practices. VitaminwaterA federal judge has decided that a lawsuit over the health claims made about Vitaminwater could go forward. The Center for Science in the … [Read more...]
A friend recently told me that she was frustrated with her daughter's middle school because they had converted the cooking room into a computer room where her child could now "virtually" stir a stew on the screen. There is definitely a way to use … [Read more...]
Offbeat Mama asks if we can change "princess culture."Media Macaroni has an opinion about girls not on film, Pixar and Despicable Me.The American Psychological Association talks about raising healthy kids in a sexualized media … [Read more...]
This is my first opportunity to give something away. Thrilling!I wrote about this book, Made You Look, which is a really terrific book for young people to learn about how advertising works and how it targets them. Annick Press then sent me a … [Read more...]
Since I have posted previously about the problems of ready access to pornography on the internet, I wanted to share this discussion from Ask the Mediatrician, which may help you when talking with your kids. This comes from the Center on Media and … [Read more...]
Calling your attention to three new blogs on my blogroll. Teenagerie: in which 18-year-old Jamie Keiles, who brought us the brilliant Seventeen Magazine Project, comments on teens and media.A Magical Year Without Disney: Lisa Ray, founder … [Read more...]
I told my 14-year-old son that some of the $17 billion that marketers spend on marketing to children is used to hire psychologists, sociologist, behavioral scientists, even anthropologists, to study children and their behavior and find ways to get … [Read more...]
Common Sense Media and Parents Television Council both give the third Twilight a "go' for teens. Common Sense Media reviewParents Television Council reviewBut Feminist Fatale has a few critiques you might want to discuss with your kids."...both of … [Read more...]
Two interesting reports on: teen alcohol consumption, and obesity1. Partnership for a Drug Free America report finds teen girls are drinking more than boys, to relieve stress and worries. From the story in Newsweek: "But girls may be less … [Read more...]
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