EcoKids-Environment Archives - Page 27 of 36

Media Unplugged: Shaping Youth Off the Grid

June 13, 2008 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

As I mentioned earlier in this post, I've been needing to 'unplug' in a big way judging from my "828 unread e-mails" and 7,932 in my inbox. So I'm going to try a little experiment beyond being MEDIA FREE, screen free, computer and cell free... I'm going to be FAMILY FREE. That's right folks. All of you. I'm going off the grid. Today's Friday the 13th, so what better time to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth

Defending Pretending: The Need for Prominent Play (Part 2)

June 10, 2008 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

Update: 6-25: USA Today Interview with Susan Linn here. When’s the last time you unplugged to take time, space, and silence to reconnect with yourself and just play? It’s no secret that renewal and fresh thinking often springs from quiet time, where body and brain can retreat, relax, restore…this goes for kids, too. Dr. Susan Linn writes in her book The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Consumerism, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth

Heads Up, Screen Fiends! The Case for Make Believe (Part 1)

June 9, 2008 by Amy Jussel 24 Comments

Update: 6-25: USA Today Interview with Susan Linn here. So, you think junior's getting a jump start with baby media, electronic pacifiers, and the cell phone as a rattle, eh? Think again. The new study of 13,000 children developing behavioral issues from cell chattin' mamas raises an eyebrow alone, but moreover, it's the ongoing screen time proffered from the get go that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Shaping Youth

Teen Triplets Create Polar Bear Nation: Clothing for a Cause

June 4, 2008 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

Speaking of Young People Who Rock, next time adults get in a funk about the future of our country, or need re-energized and activated to take on the state of our planet, click on this CNN video line-up of teen entrepreneurs, philanthropists, eco-stars, and caring kids who dare to make a difference with fresh, bold ideas. Rather than watch the plight of polar bears adrift on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Shaping Youth

Show & Tell Tactics That Stick In Kids’ Brains

May 21, 2008 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

This rubbery, anatomically correct representation of one pound of fat (about the size of a coffee mug) works wonders to toss around the room with kids to literally feel the weight in our ‘Sim City’ teaching tactics to elicit the almighty ‘ewwww,’ in Shaping Youth’s Gross Out Game for Good Nutrition. Buying this fat blob was my best … [Read more...]