Shaping Youth – Page 57

Warren Buffett Cartoon: 3-5 Minute Financial Literacy Clips

July 27, 2009 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

Update Oct 23, 2011: The Hub Premieres Secret Millionaires Club Special Sept 9, 2011: New launch: Cha-Ching Asia/Cartoon Network and April 23, 2010: new site Cash Savvy Kids w/experts advising premieres for financial literacy month! Original Post: July 27, 2009 Talk about Comic Con! Here's a fun webisode premise in the New York Times yesterday: Warren Buffett playing a … [Read more...]

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Iger the Ignorant? Disney Chief Says Kids Don’t Care About Privacy?

July 24, 2009 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

July 24, 2009 Hey, kids, did you know the mouse house thinks it’s okay to mine your personal information and sell it to advertisers to make a buck off your back without your permission? Wonder what Maine legislators that just banned data mining of minors will say to that? (h/t to Ypulse and Privo!) Reuters reports Disney CEO Robert Iger is bullish on direct web … [Read more...]

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Food Inc. Review: Will Kids Be Hungry For Change?

July 22, 2009 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

July 22, 2009 Food, Inc. is making the rounds in art house theaters throughout the nation, and though I have yet to see it (going in Palo Alto soon!) we have Amy Vachon of Equally Shared Parenting (for parents who aspire to share in childraising, breadwinning, housework and time for recreation) with her review from Boston today. My guess is the Vegetarian Kids & Teens … [Read more...]

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Childhood Matters Radio Show: Raising Strong, Healthy Girls Today

July 19, 2009 by Amy Jussel 12 Comments

July 19, 2009 Here are some of the brand new resources or lesser known resources I named on the air today for those seeking SOLUTIONS rather than just identifying problems to get girls strong from the start and counter-act raising girls amidst "meat marketing"so pervasive today. TrueChild.org: Washington D.C. based advocacy org focusing specifically on these gender … [Read more...]

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Raising Girls Amidst Meat Marketing: Carls Jr., Burger King Raunch

July 16, 2009 by Amy Jussel 32 Comments

Jan. 27, 2015 Update: It's achingly sad that I can reprise my own prose about "meat marketing" women with gobsmacking sexualization and objectification commodifying bodies as edible objects to be consumed, but alas Carl's Jr. is using the same stale crass-en masse trash for outrage baiting buzz in 2015 as they did five years ago.Guess they're consistent in their sexist tripe, … [Read more...]