Monthly Archives: August 2011

Positive Pick: Announcing the Launch of Differences Magazine!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

I’m so excited to be a contributing writer for Differences Magazine. This is a truly different product and experience! NEW ONLINE AND MOBILE MAGAZINE FOR TEENS TRANSCENDS TRADITIONAL TOPICS – GIVING THE DEMOGRAPHIC A WAY TO ENGAGE AND INTERACT WITH … Continue reading →

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Let’s Hook-Up? We’re not Buying SuddenLink’s Sexualized Ad

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

On most Fridays, I like to post positive picks with products and marketing campaigns that provide positive messages to children and adolescents. But something got under my skin enough today that I just had to share it, even though it’s … Continue reading →

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Of Tiny Tots and Loungerie: Sexualization’s Smallest Casualties

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

As many of you, I’ve been following the stories recently of the 10-year-old Vogue model and now the “loungerie” marketed to children as young as 4 years old. For the past few days I’ve been mulling this whole thing over, … Continue reading →

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I am My Daughters’ Mother

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

This week I am in a workshop learning how to use digital storytelling. Over the course of the training session, each participant was asked to write a brief story about a time when their life was going in one direction, … Continue reading →

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Positive Activism: Create, talk back, make your voice heard

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

If you’ve read this blog very often, you know from previous posts that I love fun, creative ways of getting out positive messages and challenging sexualized messages.  I want to share a few great opportunities for you to use your … Continue reading →

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Positive Picks: Finally, Girls as Agents!

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

In my last post I shared a disheartening objectified ad campaign at a chain store that targets adolescents. On Friday’s I like to share positive picks, so today I wanted to spread the word about some t-shirts that I saw … Continue reading →

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Girls are Flirty and Boys are Proud? Objectification, Anyone?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

My middle school daughter was shopping today and she came home with these photos from an in-store advertising campaign. Notice the difference between the ads directed at girls versus those directed at boys. The ad for the girls’ clothes says, … Continue reading →

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Cyberbullying: Boys vs Girls

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

My guest post today is from Collett Smart of Family Smart. Collett provides positive solutions for families in all different areas.   Collett has been working with children and their parents for almost 20 years and has had the unique … Continue reading →

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Positive Pick: Encouraging Healthy Eating

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Our family has been using the Today I Ate a Rainbow Chart and we are loving it! The Rainbow Kit comes with a chart like the one pictured above, 4 sets of colored magnets, 4 Today I Ate A Rainbow magnets, … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Marlo Thomas’ Torch: Progress and Painful Truths

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Marlo Thomas: Passing the Torch… Who’s Going to Run With It?. In this article on The Huffington Post, Marlo Thomas talks about the victories that have been won in the fight for women’s rights and reflects on the way that … Continue reading →

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