Consuming Kids

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The average American child sees about 40,000 television commercials every year. Companies target younger viewers all the time, selling everything from sugar cereals to minivans, and cross-promotional marketing influences everything from the food stocked in school vending machines to the characters who appear in children’s books. Kids are requesting specific brands as soon as they can talk. American corporations spend over $15 billion yearly on marketing to children in an effort to cultivate nagging, insatiable, “cradle-to-grave” consumers. In this shocking and engrossing expos?, psychologist Susan Linn reveals how the marketing industry preys on kids from the day they’re born, exploiting their vulnerabilities and skewing their values in order to influence what they eat, wear, and play with. This advertising blitz stifles creativity and exacerbates obesity, eating disorders, violence, sexual precocity, and substance abuse. Linn–a mother herself–recognizes that parents alone are no match for the marketing experts. What they need is the concerted help of healthcare professionals, educators, and legislators who have children’s best inerests in mind. Consuming Kids
is a call to action for anyone who cares about the well-being of children.


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Consuming Kids

The average American child sees about 40,000 television commercials every year. Companies target younger viewers all the time, selling everything from sugar cereals to minivans, and cross-promotional marketing influences everything from the food stocked in school vending machines to the characters who appear in children’s books. Kids are requesting specific brands as soon as they can talk. American corporations spend over $15 billion yearly on marketing to children in an effort to cultivate nagging, insatiable, “cradle-to-grave” consumers. In this shocking and engrossing expos?, psychologist Susan Linn reveals how the marketing industry preys on kids from the day they’re born, exploiting their vulnerabilities and skewing their values in order to influence what they eat, wear, and play with. This advertising blitz stifles creativity and exacerbates obesity, eating disorders, violence, sexual precocity, and substance abuse. Linn–a mother herself–recognizes... Consuming Kids
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Europe to the Max - Wonderous Europe (DVD)

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I`ve Won, No I`ve Won, No I`ve Won

The quirky brother and sister team, Charlie and Lola, of television show fame, find themselves in a new pickle: the importance of winning. Brash, spunky Lola likes to win at absolutely everything, but one day, Charlie out-runs her, and Lola learns that perhaps winning isn?t everything. With full-color illustrations.
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The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (DVD)

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In the 1870s, English teenager Ceci departs her homeland for a new life in the verdant wilds of New Zealand. An unforeseen tragedy sets the wheels in motion for a sad string of events which include an unfulfilling marriage, death, unexpected prosperity, and financial ruin. This mini-series was made for British television.
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