How to Help Girls Dissect Media and Advertisement Messaging Check out this great resource from Kids in the House on media literacy and helping girls to be critical thinkers, featuring
Handling Body Image Issues in Our Daughters with Dr. Melissa Johnson: https://www.kidsinthehouse.com/video/embed/5651 For more information on elementary education visit KidsInTheHouse.com
How a Mom’s Weight and Body Image Affects Her Daughter with Dr. Melissa Johnson: https://www.kidsinthehouse.com/video/embed/5706 For more information on elementary education visit KidsInTheHouse.com
These are some resources for parents who want to help their daughters learn to think critically about the messages in advertising and media. Clicking on the books will take you
Concerned that your children spend too much time “wired”? Research shows that the average youth (ages 8 – 18) spends 45 hours a week with media! That’s an intense relationship!
45 hours a week with media–that’s the average for youth ages 8 to 18. Compare that to 9 hours a week exercising. And, do the math, this is way more
Books: Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel by Jean Kilbourne and Mary Pipher Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers’ Schemes by Sharon