When Steven Spielberg “raged against the machine” last fall about kids’ exposure to TV violence, I pinned the article on my bulletin board to remind myself that creating a media consortium like Shaping Youth that calls for our own industry producers to "get a conscience and a clue" is not entirely insane! After all, if the director of Saving Private Ryan … [Read more...]
As details unfold of the horrific shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, there’s no doubt media hemorrhaging will bleed onto all ages, in all schools, fast. Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental health Association) has posted the following guidelines to help educators, students and parents cope with the trauma. As “Carnage on … [Read more...]
Writer Joan Didion once poignantly proclaimed, “To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.” Amen, Joan. It’s clear I’m not buying into this whole ‘third wave’ of feminism, where supposedly the new pilot, The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the … [Read more...]
Update Nov. 30, 2016 Researcher and social scientist Dr. Deborah Tolman (who was involved with this same APA Task Force in 2007) is seeking support for further research on the sexualization of young girls which as we know from the 'groper in chief' will NOT be a fundable priority nor a public health concern. Please tweet, support, and help fund this important work. Professor … [Read more...]
This landed in my e-mail from some pals of mine, and it seems worthy to toss out there to get kids thinking along these lines and open up some dialogue. Yes, I’m being ambiguous on purpose so I won’t spoil the fun. To challenge yourself, write down your guess after reading each clue; then, after reading all the clues, see which (if any) of your guesses is … [Read more...]
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