Consuming kids: The Commercialization of Childhood

As a follow up to my previous post, "Commercialization of Chidren....?", I decided to post a 3 part video, a fellow blogger, C'est La Craic directed me to.

This informative video pretty much encompasses everything and more than what I try to convey in my previous post. When you have the time, please watch the video.

"Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and violent video games to bogus educational products and the family car. Drawing on the insights of health care professionals, children’s advocates, and industry insiders, the film focuses on the explosive growth of child marketing in the wake of deregulation, showing how youth marketers have used the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to transform American children into one of the most powerful and profitable consumer demographics in the world. Consuming Kids pushes back against the wholesale commercialization of childhood, raising urgent questions about the ethics of children’s marketing and its impact on the health and well-being of kids."

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

If you can, watch it with your children.

Enjoy!