The National Movement for America's Children published an online video soliciting ideas for a clear, measurable approach to child development. This is being followed by a massive effort to aggregate and synthesize the responses into a cohesive national strategy for our Children. This listening and dialogue will occur on the pledge site, on social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook, and in live town hall events throughout the country. The effort culminates Nov. 6 when we'll hold a rally to roll out this crowdsourced in Washington, D.C
, Ralph Lauren is conducting a contest on its Facebook page that allows parents in the U.S. and the U.K. to upload photos of their child. Friends and family can then vote on the child of their choice. The winning whippersnapper will be chosen from the group of children with the most votes, flown to New York and cast as a member of the RL Gang (pictured above).
But Dutch tweens who are happy with their lives are immune to the corrosive effects of materialism and watching hours of television, the study found. Only children who were both unhappy at the study's start and logged a lot of TV time were susceptible to the siren call of marketing. For these kids, frequently seeing advertising made them more materialistic, the researchers discovered.
"more than half of children between the ages of five and eight have already used tablets to play or learn, according to some research. For kids between the ages of six and 12, the iPad was the most coveted gadget last Christmas. Tablets are permeating family life, too; in households that own a device, kids 12 and under get their hands on it more often than not."
It may seem like an odd market to tackle, but even among young kids, tablet use is growing. A Nielsen study from earlier this year found that 70 percent of children aged 12 and under who live in a household with a tablet use said tablet. At the same time, just 15 percent were said to have used them for communicating with friends and family. That low number could provide a significant opportunity, should the right product arrive that manages to make communication functions more appealing to the tween and under 12 set.
A recent study published by AVG, an Internet security company, found that 92 percent of American children have an online presence by the time they are 2. One third of mothers in the United States said that they had posted pictures of their newborns online, and 34 percent of American mothers had posted sonograms of their babies in the womb. According to the AVG study, American mothers are more likely to post pictures of their children online than mothers in any other country.
Roughly 80% of children five and under use the Internet at least once a week in the U.S., according to an analysis of seven studies by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and the Sesame Workshop, titled "Always Connected." But don't worry: kids are still watching way more TV.
Did you know that Miracle Whip is so divisive a condiment that it can break the bonds of true love? That's the silly premise of a contest the Kraft brand is running. The "Not for Every Relationship" video contest encourages couples to explain how the spread can hold a relationship or break it up.
Beverly Willett (Coaltition for Divorce Reform) has taken to National Review Online to call for a protest.
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