TOADY Awards

TOADY Awards: Vote for Worst Toy and Inspire Change

December 4, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Dec. 4, 2014 Every year I twist into a cartoon grimace and let out an “AAUGH!” like Charlie Brown when I scan the CCFC contenders on the TOADY "worst toys" list. (TOADY=Toys Oppressive And Destructive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Branding & Consumerism, Damaging Drek Tagged With: Barbie body image, Barbie Girl Scout doll, Barbie remixed, Barbie Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, branding kids toys, CCFC, commercialism, consumption junction, corporate ad creep, Discover the forest, encouraging STEM, Feminist Hacker Barbie, Girl Scout Barbie, girl scouts, GSA, I can be anything Barbie, in-school marketing, junk food branding, kids commercialism, Lego Friends, Let Toys Be Toys, Life size Barbie, Mattel, Mattel branding, McDonalds toys, Nestle Quik cookie drink, nonprofit commercialism, Shell Oil Lego, TOADY Awards, toxic toys

CCFC: A Positive Pick, Even When Calling Out Negative TOADY Toys

December 4, 2012 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Dec. 4, 2012 No question I continue to land hard on watchdogs that aren’t woofin’ when it comes to media and marketing’s impact on kids, but nobody does it better than Campaign for a Commercial Free … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Counter-marketing, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Nutrition & Wellness, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: age compression, apptivity ball, baby media, best toy of the year, Bratzillaz, building brain plasticity, Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, CCFC, consumer watchdogs, corporate profiteering, digital devices, Digital Literacy, Digital Media Learning, digital world, early childhood education, Early-Sexualization, Facing the Screen Dilemma, FTC, Healthy kids in a digital world, impact of excessive screen time, Kids health, kids rights, kids socioemotional health, Lego Friends, media use, media-literacy, Monster High, National Parenting Publications Awards, Nielsen reports, nurturing healthy brain development, power of play, screen time, Susan Linn, TOADY Awards, Truce, value of unstructured play, winx, worst toy of the year

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