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DESCRIPTION:Commercialism is a factor in many of the key problems facing children 
 today, including obesity, eating disorders, youth violence, increased 
 materialism and the erosion of the creative play. Not so long ago, the 
 primary way advertisers reached children was through television commercials 
 – and protecting kids from the harmful effects of marketing was as simple 
 as turning off the TV. Now marketers use an array of advanced techniques 
 that are difficult for many adults to discern, let alone a developing 
 child. Today, advertisers are tracking kids across devices, using 
 interactive toys, and even mining sensitive student data to create consumer 
 profiles of children. Marketing is so ubiquitous that protecting children 
 from its harmful effects can seem overwhelming. In this workshop, Campaign 
 for a Commercial-Free Childhood's (CCFC) Executive Director, Josh Golin, 
 will describe how advertising has evolved, how this maps on different 
 stages of childhood, and what we can do – as parents and communities – 
 to give kids the commercial free time and space they need in order to 
 thrive.  Pre-registration is appreciated: 
 http://bit.ly/chabot425\n\nCCFC’s supports parents’ efforts to raise 
 healthy families by limiting commercial access to children and promoting a 
 modern childhood shaped by what’s best for kids, not corporate profits. 
 CCFC’s advocacy is grounded in the overwhelming evidence that 
 child-targeted marketing undermines healthy development and the belief that 
 society bears responsibility for, and benefits immeasurably from, the 
 well-being of children. In working for the rights of children to grow 
 up—and the freedom for parents to raise them—without being undermined 
 by corporate interests, CCFC promotes a more democratic and sustainable 
 world. \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/04/21/18798670.php
SUMMARY:Raising Healthy Children in a Commercialized World
LOCATION:Chabot Elementary School, 6686 Chabot Rd, Oakland, CA 94618
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/04/21/18798670.php
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