Sitter’s Checklist: BPA research, more princesses, and Facebook
Princess Culture Marches On at Gamine Expedition. The latest research and commentary by author Sara Grimes on princess culture and kids:
. . . the connections between princess-style narcissism and subjectivities of consumption is fascinating, by which I am referring to the bit about girls being taught that they are the “centre of the world” but also that their position as such is mediated through (or even dependent on) the consumption and display of commodity goods (clothes, accessories, etc.).
BPA Industry Manipulates Scientific Studies at MomsRising.org. It’s a sad truth: ” . . . anyone with an agenda can find research to support that agenda.” Sadder that industries fund “research” in order to continue meeting their profit margins at the expense of our health. Sound familiar, Minnesotans? Last year our Governor Pawlenty vetoed legislation to remove harmful chemicals from children’s toys based on his review of such research. Fortunately, then-President Bush signed federal legislation into law shortly after that.
New Legislation Regulates Tobacco Marketing. We’ll see how it is enforced. From The Center for Media and Child Health.
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