commercialization Archives - Shaping Youth

“Mouse Inc?” Disney Bullies Small & Mighty CCFC From Home?

March 10, 2010 by Amy Jussel 14 Comments

March 10, 2010 I bought and watched Academy Award nominee Food Inc. last night, the riveting documentary on corporate pressures leaning hard on farmers that’s nothing short of mafia-style thuggery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, People Shaping Youth, Shaping Youth Tagged With: AAP, advocacy, Baby Einstein, baby media, baby videos, banished, Brainy Baby, bullying, Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, CCFC, children, Children's group loses its lease, commercialization, consumer protection, Consuming kids, consumption, corporate ad creep, corporate raiders, corporate responsibility, democracy, Disney, disney refunds, Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, DVD, emotional health, ethical marketing, Food Inc., free speech, FTC, Harvard, heroes, Hippety Hopper, JBCC, Josh Golin, Judge Baker Center, Kids, litigation, mafia maneuvers, media watchdogs, mental health, mouse house, NYT, profiteering, scrutiny, sheroes, SLJ, small and mighty, strong arming, Susan Linn, Third Sector New England, UCR Study

What’s With 8th Grade Proms & Glamorama Tween Diva-ization?

April 3, 2009 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

April 3, 2009 “Myths & Realities of Eighth Grade Graduation/Dance: Students may wear something nicer than normal school clothes. However, we strongly discourage formal dresses and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Product Placement, Shaping Youth Tagged With: 8th grade proms, affluenza, cap and gown, CCFC, commercialization, commodification, Consuming kids, consumption, divas, education reform, formalwear, Generation Diva, graduation, inverse power of praise, KGOY, limos, mortar board, Newsweek, NPD Group, Po Bronson, Pop-Culture, public schools, tweens

Shaping Youth Co-Sponsors “Consuming Kids” Movie Premiere!

April 3, 2009 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

April 2, 2009 Academic rockstars are descending upon U.C. Berkeley April 24th, as CCFC leaders speak in person on the commercialization of childhood and the impact on our culture!Shaping Youth is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Shaping Youth Tagged With: ad-creep, affluenza, Allen-Kanner, Amy-Jussel, Appetite for Profit, Bay Area Parent, branding, Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, CCFC, Childhood Matters, commercialism, commercialization, Consuming kids, corporatized-child, digital marketing, divas, Ecopsychology, education, Generation-Digital, Going on 13, KGOY, Kids, marketing to kids, media influence, Media management, media-literacy, Michele Simon, movie premiere, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, nutrition, parenting, play, positive media, Sexualization, Susan Linn, tweens, Virtual-Worlds, what sells, youth

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