A couple days ago Anastasia at Ypulse posted a jarring ‘uh-oh’ article, “Dads rate lower than friends and grandma with teens” based on the latest Harris Interactive research on teens and materialism. She wrote, “Dads, we have a problem. For all the talk about how teens are closer to their parents (plural), it's still mom (and grandma and friends) that make teens feel happier … [Read more...]
Digital media shrinks the world in a nanosecond. Shaping Youth is doing a podcast with MediaSnackers from the U.K. Monday, and just today they sent me their debut vodcast of media morsels that fit tidily into my jam-packed slate with snack-sized digestibility. No belly belches here. I wish I’d produced this snappy blitz myself. As a parent, the last two clips sadden … [Read more...]
If every teen, tween and adult would put their coolness on hold long enough to join children in line for Charlotte’s Web they’d quickly see this is a profound parable of friendship with huge global messaging that goes far beyond a porker destined for the smokehouse. Far from a treacly sapfest, the movie holds true to the book fairly well, dealing with life changes, … [Read more...]
Stumped for last minute meaningfulness in holiday fare? Give someone you love a Dads & Daughters Bond, literally and figuratively! It's one present that's sure to grow and mature with time. If you don’t know about this great nonprofit, you need to. They’re doing great work here, focusing on the critical impact of male influences in girls lives without … [Read more...]
I’m baking homemade apple-cranberry pie for my pile of holiday guests arriving, and the scent of cinnamon wafting through the kitchen makes me realize this is one sensory, tactile, shared experience with my child that surely can’t be replicated with a media experience…Even in the surreal 3-D virtual world of Second Life. What is Second Life? A simulated … [Read more...]
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