Advice for parents
What are your kids being sold?
Commercials are nothing new. We all grew up with them and can probably sing a dozen or more jingles from our own youth. What is new is how advertisers have adapted to children's media. Product placement, online promotions, and viral marketing have taken over their worlds. What’s “cool“ to wear has a lot more to do with the advertising message behind it than the color.
Intro: Watch videos and tips for managing your family's media diet.
Pre-K: Tuning out Junk Food Ads, Setting TV Time Limits
Kindergarten: Talking About Advertising, Cartoon Violence, Setting Internet Filters
1st-2nd: All About Avatars, Safe Search Online, Movies for the Family
3rd-4th: Safety Online, Scary Film Fixes, Club Penguin & More
5th-6th: Cell Phone Help, Talking About Cyberbullies, Instant Messaging, Staying Safe Online
7th-8th: Managing Music, Taming Gaming at Home, Checking Browser History
High School: Digital Creativity, The Truth About "Sexting," YouTube 101, Finding Out About Facebook
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