“Faced with conflicting messages from parents, peers, and media, many preteens -- both boys and girls -- develop negative views about their bodies and have trouble making healthful food and exercise choices.” That was the lead-in line at the Kaiser Permanente and Preteen Alliance event where I spoke today as the ‘media expert’ along with Ann Tipton, … [Read more...]
Promise I’ll get to the green tween media virtual worlds post right after my ‘Care & Feeding of Preteens’ speaking event tomorrow, (Animoto video preview here) but meanwhile, two related green scene items landed in my inbox this morning that bear a line or two! The first was a reminder about the Sustainable Brands ’08 conference, which sadly … [Read more...]
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Robyn Silverman as our new body image expert here at Shaping Youth, where I’ll no doubt also pick her brains as a consultant for my documentary film underway called, Body Blitz: Media, Shaping Youth filmed on K-5 playgrounds...(the poignant illustration I bought from artist Ashley Cecil at left sums it all quite well) Sometimes … [Read more...]
Is the media baiting us again? I can't wait to hear what our friends at Beauty and the Breast have to say about this one! Being a writer, kids around me are accustomed to me soliciting feedback, in this case, about a new children’s book called “My Beautiful Mommy,” which "explains plastic surgery to kids." Not exactly Good Night Moon or the Berenstain … [Read more...]
How can we help kids’ learn to configure their profiles so they have fun on social media sites, while protecting themselves from needless data-mining, behavioral profiling, ad targeting, spam and such? I wrote about the new plug-in at My Data is My Data.org (just went live today) and rightfully, press buzz and discerning eyes noted that it simply shifts the trust/faith … [Read more...]
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