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Thursday, May 15th, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I think everyone can agree bullying is a bad thing. With an estimated 30 percent of U.S. youth affected by it — either as aggressors or victims — it’s clear more needs to be done to prevent this schoolyard […]
Go TV-Free This Week
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008In case you haven’t heard, this is TV Turnoff Week — a national effort to get families to switch off the tube for one full week.
Though the event started Monday, it’s not too late to participate. Even a day without television could prove beneficial to your family as you find alternative ways to spend time […]
Are Video Games the Solution to Childhood Obesity?
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Thanks to the popular Nintendo Wii, the newest trend in gaming may be physical movement. Though the actual health benefits of swinging a Wiimote are questionable, parents like the fact that Wii requires kids to move more than just thumbs. And with childhood obesity tipping the scales at unprecedented levels, who can blame them?
Encouraging youngsters […]
Babies Don’t Need Video Games
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008First there was Babytv, a 24-hour television channel for children under 3. Now toymakers are producing what I would call video games for infants.
Fisher Price’s Laugh and Learn Smart Bounce & Spin Pony, due to hit store shelves later this year, is a plastic ride-on toy that connects to the television and allows children as […]
Coming of age
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008“I heard someone say 30 is the new 20,” my 10-year-old son remarked the other day. “And that 40 is the new 30.”
He paused thoughtfully.
“I guess that means 20 must be the new 10… So what does that make me?”
It was a cute question, but it got me thinking. Judging from images of little girls […]
Are American families staying inside to play?
Saturday, February 16th, 2008Public use of our nation’s parks and forests has decreased by 25 percent over the past decade, according to a University of Illinois study published this week.
The researchers blame the decline of outdoor involvement on today’s electronic lifestyle. An increasing number of people, they say, are choosing Xbox and TiVo over activities like camping and […]
Letter to Hollywood: Stop hawking toxic films to toddlers
Saturday, February 9th, 2008What’s Hollywood thinking, marketing PG-13 movies to preschoolers?
That’s what a coalition of 21 advocacy groups is asking the Motion Picture Association of America. A letter written last month by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood urges the MPAA to restrict advertising of PG-13 films on children’s television; prohibit restaurant toy giveaways or other food promotions […]
IM and chat rooms pose risks to kids
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Parents concerned about social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace shouldn’t overlook the dangers associated with chat rooms and instant messaging, a report released this week warns.
Corresponding through chat rooms and IM may pose an even greater risk to youngsters than interacting with social networking sites, according to a study by Internet Solutions for Kids, […]
Are books out of style?
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Kids aren’t reading as much as they once did — and test scores reflect that fact, according to a recent report from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The study revealed less than one third of 13-year-olds read daily during their leisure time. Yet teens spend more than 72 hours a week interacting with electronic media […]
Treadmills for tots?
Thursday, January 17th, 2008Just when I think I’ve seen it all, along comes something else that makes me go, “No way!” That was my reaction to this ad for diminutive gym equipment. I suppose this is just the thing for millions of kids whose New Year’s resolutions involved a daily workout on a tiny elliptical trainer, stationary bike […]
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