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Toy Joy or Consumption Junction? Critical Thinking for Holiday Fun

November 15, 2012 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Dec. 7, 2016 Update Why not turn holiday gifting into a media literacy opportunity? Tomorrow I'll be signing up once again for Samaritan House sorting and stocking for kids less fortunate and I can't help but think it'll end up being a blog post about what toys are being gifted and how... From gendered cues to ages and stages, I'm sure it will prove enlightening as I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Buy Me That, cause marketing, CCFC, change the channel of influence, critical thinking, deconstructing toy ads, eco-friendly toys, empowering gifts for girls, Engage Education, Gender neutral toys, Goldie Blox, Holiday 2012, kids gifts, meaningful gifts, Media Literacy Clearinghouse, Media management, media-literacy, NAMLE, New Moon Girls, pester power, Philosophy for Kids, positive kids toys, project girl, put your money where your mouth is, reach and teach, ScrapKins, social justice, Sophia the Great, SuperToolLula, support healthy media images for girls, teachable moments, Toward the Stars, toys 2012, Zilly
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