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The
Commercialization of Childhood:
How
Marketing Harms Children
Sept 10, 2001
New York City
Kids
have become fair game for marketers – that’s the harmful reality the
Commercialization of Childhood: How Marketing Harms Children summit will
address with a panel of distinguished educators, psychologists,
children’s advocates and physicians.
The complete list of speakers
and summaries of their presentations
“Corporations
spend over $12 billion a year marketing to children, twice the amount
spent in 1992,” Dr. Linn says. “The trend is accelerating and it’s
time we responded honestly to marketing’s impact on our most
vulnerable citizens –children.” Dr. Levin adds, “We are deeply
concerned about the harm caused by the advertising industry’s
increasingly sophisticated strategies for marketing to children. These
practices contribute to obesity, eating disorders, violent and
sexualized behavior, and learning problems in school.”
Commercialization
of Childhood: How Marketing Harms Children
precedes a
Noon protest rally
across
the street from the Hyatt where “Have You Lost Your Marbles"
award will be given to some of the worst children’s
marketing offenders. Stop Commercial Exploitation of Children unites
more than 20 national and
regional organizations working for children.
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