Welcome MN Public Health Association
This morning I had the honor of participating on a panel for the Minnesota Public Health Association, Unhealthy Influences: The Impact of Advertising on the Health of Children.
If you attended the panel, here’s some information that you might find helpful:
PEM Primer for CCFC Summit (basic background information on Parents for Ethical Marketing)
Report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls
A few posts on sexualization:
From the makers of Disney My Baby Princess, Sluts! I mean, Struts!
Sitter’s Checklist: Parenting, toy makeovers, and even more! ways to get kids to buy stuff
A sexualized Miley Cyrus? One word: Disney.
Sitter’s Checklist: Sweet Valley High, Bratz, Bimbos, and Who’s to blame
Some things I mentioned:
Retailer rue21 profits from sexualizing girls, thinks you should, too
Sexed-up six-year-olds roaming the streets at night: Must be Halloween
Beauty school parties for preteens
Resources:
The Lolita Effect, or, Yes, Virginia, little girls really are sexualized by the media
Sitter’s Checklist: Kids and food, sexualization, and smoking
Sexualizing Childhood — Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood
