Weary Parent

Wii Are Family: A French Look At A Global Gaming Phenom

January 15, 2009 by Amy Jussel 12 Comments

Romantic that I am, I took French in 8th grade yet proceeded to live in locations where Japanese, Chinese or Spanish were the language of choice; yet somehow, French still sticks in my brain. There … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Product Placement, Shaping Youth, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: Addicting-Games, children, commercialism, computer games, consumption, digital games, Doug Goldstein, EA Sports Active, Electronic-Arts, exergaming, family fun, family games, fitness, foreign languages, Francophile, French, game platforms, gaming, gaming consoles, Gaming4Health, Health 2.0, HopeLab, Kids health, kids play, language resources, linguistics, Nintendo, outdoors, Pamela Poole, Playnormous, pong, Toys, Ubi, video games, Weary Parent, Wii, Wii Are Family, Wii Fit, Wii Mii, Wii Sport, Wii-habilitation

Turning Over a New Leaf: Relationships With Youth

January 7, 2009 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

Packed with fitness resolutions, habit-changing, self-care promises and assorted organizational ‘gotta-dos,’ January is always my reality jolt into what I’ve neglected far too … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: adolescents, Amy-Jussel, at risk girls, at risk youth, behavioral change, bonding, bracelets, breaking habits, Cindy Loughran, Daughters, deterrent, DISC assessment, Dr. Jenn for girls, Dr.-Robyn-Silverman, Germaine Lawrence School, Girls for a Change, Girls helping girls, life choices, living with intention, mothers and daughters, New Leaf, New Leaf Touchstone, New Leaf Touchstones, New Years resolutions, overcome adversity, parenting, personal empowerment, Please Stop the Rollercoaster, Powerful parent, putting the power to change into your hands, relationships, risk, So Sexy So Soon, stress management, Sue Blaney, suicide intervention, Tapestries-of-Hope, teens, touchstones, Weary Parent