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Campaign For A Commercial Free Childhood
Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood is a national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups and concerned parents who counter the harmful effects of marketing to children through action, advocacy, education, research, and collaboration. We support the rights of children to grow up and the rights of parents to raise them without being undermined by rampant commercialism. CCFC is headquartered at the NonProfit Center in Boston.
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Youths, Area Leaders Rally to Back Bill Banning Alcohol Ads on State Property
Public health advocates scored a major victory when the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced that, beginning July 1, it will no longer accept alcohol advertising on trains or buses.
Where Do You Draw the Line?
Knowledge Linking's Brandy King continues her guest series with "Where Do You Draw the Line?", a post about parenting in a commercialized world.
Where Do Parents Find Support in Their Communities?
CCFC welcomes guest blogger Mary Rothchild of Healthy Media Choices and Witness for Childhood to the Blog with her first post.
School funding 101: District looking at bus advertising, sales tax
Missouri considers allowing school bus ads to fill budget gaps. Susan Linn explains why it's a bad idea.
Toddlers to tweens: Relearning how to play
CCFC's Susan Linn and Diane Levin weigh in on the importance of children's play in the Christian Science Monitor.
Plan for ads on Parkland buses stalls
A plan to allow ads inside school buses in a PA district stalls when school board members raise concerns. CCFC's Susan Linn comments.
Parents, Women and Girls Ask LEGO to Stop Gender-Based Marketing
Lego may be hoping to cash in with its new toy line for girls, but the company is striking out with those who think girls deserve better than stifling stereotypes.
Can Online Games Influence What Kids Eat?
The Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity released a new study showing that playing online advergames like Oreo Man significantly influences children's food choices.
Cash-strapped Cities, Schools Say: 'Your Ad Here'
The Associated Press reports on the rise of schools and cities selling ad space for funding.
Handling the Holidays
Guest Blogger Brandy King discusses the different ways parents cope with commercialism around the holidays.
School Food Politics: What's Missing in the Pizza-as-Vegetable Reporting
In the CCFC Blog, Michele Simon digs deeper into the Pizza-as-vegetable debate.
Babes in Toyland
The Valley Advocate reports on CCFC's 3rd Annual TOADY Award vote for the Worst Toy of the Year.
Cash-Strapped Schools Look to Fund Arts Programs Through Online Competitions
Facing budget gaps, schools turn to marketers to fund school programs. CCFC's Josh Golin weighs in.
Parents Urged Again to Limit TV for Youngest
The AAP releases a new policy statement reinforcing its recommendation that children under 2 not be exposed to screens. It also raises concerns about the effects of parents media use on young children.
Kids Under 2 Shouldnt Watch TV At All
CBS News covers the AAPs important recommendation that children under two have no screen time.
Pepsi Uses Games to Mask Doritos Ads for Teens, Groups Say
The Center for Digital Democracy filed an FTC complaint against PepsiCo for deceptive and unfair marketing to teens with its horror-themed Doritos web-based marketing campaign.
PepsiCo Wants to Scare the Crap Out of Your Kids
Michele Simon reports on PepsiCos deceptive and unfair digital marketing aimed at teens.
Why Do You "Bother" Living Commercial-Free?
In the CCFC Blog, guest writer Brandy King explains why living commercial-free is worth it for her family.
Ban Food Marketing to Kids
In this Op/Ed for USA Today, CCFCs Josh Golin explains on why, if we really cared about children, we'd eliminate food marketing to kids.
Why Facebook Is After Your Kids
Facebook is lobbying to have more access to children because it believes starting a relationship with kids early is crucial to growing its brand.
