Media-Influence-Kids

Archery: Using Media To Get Kids Outside, Into STEM, and More

January 2, 2014 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

Aug. 20, 2016 Update Adding this report on the acceleration of archery as a sport for young girls, from the resource rich data gleaned from the fabulous Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Also loved how STEM and physics entered into the 2016 Rio Olympics special interest stories, even the sponsored ones like the science of swimming via Twitter hashtag … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EcoKids-Environment, Marketing Shaping Youth Tagged With: #WhatIf, A Mighty Girl, Archery, archery for math science, Archery surges as sport, Black Girls Code, Brave Girls Want, Catching Fire, connecting kids to nature, eco literacy, Frozen and Catching Fire teen heroines, Frozen climate change, get kids outside, girls empowerment, girls-confidence, girls-self-worth, Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen inspires girls, Keep Merida Brave, kids-media, making math relevant, math, Media-Influence-Kids, millennials, Nature deficit disorcer, Popularity of archery, power of media for positive change, Project Raceway, Shell Eco Marathon, sheroes, ShopGirls, STEM programs for girls, The What If Conference, women in STEM, “What if”

“Brave Girls Want” Marissa Mayer to Lead, Not Follow

August 23, 2013 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Aug. 22, 2013 Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has posed a vast public health problem in the latest edition of Vogue……Literally and figuratively.That can be a good thing if it helps ignite a media conversation on the saturation of sexualization in our culture that epitomizes the objectives of our movement at “Brave Girls Want” to take back media from depictions of women that have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sexualization & Body Image Tagged With: ACES, ACEs study, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Amy-Jussel, APA sexualization study, APA task force sexualization girls, Brave Girls Want, Brokeback pose, child development, childrens health, Gale Dines, girls health, hyper-sexualization, Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer Vogue, Masterminds and Wingmen, Media-Influence-Kids, media-literacy, Men-Ups, Merida makeover, objectification, Pop culture impact on kids, Pornland, Preteen-Identity, preteen-self-esteem, profit over public health, puberty, public health, rape culture, Rosalind Wiseman, sex objects, Sexualization, Take back media, TDV, teen dating abuse, teen sexual behavior, textual harassment

Graduation, Prom, Pressure, Stress? Keeping Up With The Joneses

June 1, 2012 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

June 1, 2012 Personally, I don’t think 8th grade and ‘cocktail dress’ should be uttered in the same sentence, but alas, there are entire websites ratcheting up the ‘kids getting older younger’ (KGOY) effect of marketing mania turning ‘tweens’ into 8th grade glamorama Disney divas with little regard for kids’ socioemotional health and developmental milestones. As 8th grade … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Shaping Youth, Vapid Values Tagged With: 15 minutes of fame, 8th grade graduation, 8th grade proms, affluenza, age compression, bragging rights, Bucket List, Celebrity worship, commencement, creative asks to prom, cult of celebrity, culture of celebrification, Curse of the Good Girl, developmental milestones, faux intimacy, Generation Diva, grad night, graduation parties, graduation spending, Junior Prom, KGOY, Mamarazzi, media mindfulness, Media-Influence-Kids, milestone mythology, milestones, night to remember, parenting in a celebrity driven society, pomp and circumstance, Pop culture impact on kids, prom comes of age, Sexualization, socioemotional health, sparksummit, starstruck celebrification, virtual stage

Miss Travel: Misrepresentation Way Beyond Arm Candy

April 26, 2012 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

April 26, 2012 “If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck”… It doesn’t take much inductive reasoning to see Miss Travel is afoul. That said, using critical thinking skills to see why this new ‘dating site’ offering ‘free travel for attractive people’ (ahem, cough, prosti-travel) doesn’t pass the sniff test is a useful mini-lesson. Miss Travel is a teachable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Damaging Drek, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Misogyny & Racism, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Vapid Values, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: Am I Ugly videos, Amy-Jussel, APA sexualization study, appearance cues, arm candy, Bailey Shoemaker Richards, beautiful people fly free, beauty myth, Beauty Redefined, commodification, dating sites, degradation, escort service, generous and attractive people, girl caught, girls-self-worth, golddiggers, hotties fly free, human trafficking, Media Education, Media Literacy Clearinghouse, Media-Influence-Kids, media-literacy, Miss Bimbo, Miss Travel, objectification, outrage baiting, profiteering, prosti-travel, self-objectification, self-worth, Sexualization, SPARK! summit, stop disrespecting women, Sugar daddy, Take Back Beauty, teen depression, The Illusionists

Time for a Digital Cleanse! Join Us For Screen Free Week April 30-May 6

April 12, 2012 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

April 12, 2012 Ommm...want to join me in turning off all glowing electronic devices to celebrate CCFC's Screen Free Week of insight April 30-May 6, 2012? It's a great chance to unplug...and reconnect. Much like the freebie candlelight yoga practice I stumbled upon last evening, it's a welcome surprise to experience the calm, centered, simplicity tuning into one’s internal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Counter-marketing, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, People Shaping Youth, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Amy-Jussel, balanced digital diet, CCFC, Children and Nature, children and screens, childrens media, Digital Detox, digital media, free play, Good Night iPad, Herve Tullet, Info Overload, kids and media, kids and screens, Lego Friends, Media Education, Media management, Media-Influence-Kids, media-literacy, Press Here, reach and teach, Rich Louv, Sabbath Manifesto, Screen Free Week, screen time, Susan Linn, The Nature Principle, too much media, tuning out, unplug, unplug and reboot, Unplug Your Kids, unplugged challenge, unstructured play