It’s ironic that in our youth media culture of “totally wired” teens, eco-enthusiasts haven’t mowed a green path uniting kids’ environmental zealousness with greener gear. The TechSoup blog posts this great new online tool and forum thread which is ultra timely for me, since my laptop LCD screen just fried, and I’m temporarily hooked up to … [Read more...]
By now you’ve all heard the news about Disney’s record-breaking eyeballs racking up 17.2 million viewers for the premiere of the official HSM2, (hit sequel to last year’s High School Musical phenom which hit #1 on album charts, broke the Guinness World Record for the most successful songs from a single soundtrack, received six Emmy nominations, and spread to … [Read more...]
We interrupt this High School Musical 2 post (delayed for a day) to bring you an update from Shaping Youth’s latest happenings. Why? Because I said so. That’s right. The parental phrase that seemed to fossilize to near extinction from child-rearing lexicon of yesteryear is being brought back in this blog post…just because I’m ornery. For starters, … [Read more...]
Two big premieres lit up the town tonight in Los Angeles, but with tween in tow, I’ll bet you can guess which one got 'first viewing' here. I’ll post about High School Musical2’s integration of the audience via digital engagement later, but immediately want to put out an 'opening weekend' plea for all of our N.Y./L.A. readers to go see Leonardo DiCaprio's … [Read more...]
Junk food causes cancer? Well, sorta. Reuters News reports that the President's Cancer Panel just released some poignant data that will make time stressed families think twice about snarfing dinner at the drive-through. The cancer correlation is echoed in Australia's research findings, their kids' food marketing and legislative action as well. News reports confirm … [Read more...]
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