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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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Report: Kids and Teens Spending More Time, Money Online
Marketers looking to connect with kids will find them online. No surprise there -- but what may be surprising is that those kids are more willing than ever to spend money online, according to a report.
Advertising Broadcasts on School Busses Run Into Static
BusRadio, used in some metro districts, is under fire for its ads and choice of music.
Alcohol, Then Tobacco. Now Fast Food?
Chain restaurants, despite their efforts, face mounting pressure to curb marketing of unhealthy foods to children. Are outright fast-food bans next?
Is Transformers a True Box Office Success Or an Exploitation of Childhood?
Seeing headlines from various news media over the last few days that report overwhelming box office figures of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and knowing that a controversy is brewing surrounding this film, makes one pause and question whether this PG-13 movie reflects cinematic excellence; the number of screens on which it has been launched (along with seasonal timing), or that sales were predisposed by product placement tie-ins.
In Summer, Kids Need Real Play Time
If you're looking for ways to get your children to move more this summer, show them the games you played as a kid, such as chasing lightning bugs, jumping rope, playing kickball, flying a kite or using a hula hoop. In this age of high-tech entertainment, call it retro play.
Teachers Snub Scholastic's Toys
Scholastic, the longtime children's book publisher, is being sent to detention by some teachers who say its book club catalogs and fairs are too heavy on toys and too light on quality books.
Hollywood Continues Its Fast-Food Binge
As the summer movie season gets under way there are a number of fast-food tie-ins.
Nick, Nick Jr. Mags to Fold
Citing the tough economic conditions facing magazines, Nickelodeon Magazine Group said it would fold Nickelodeon by the end of 2009, the company said in a statement to staff.
Hyatt Partners With 'National Geographic Kids'
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts is relaunching its year-round Camp Hyatt program in partnership with National Geographic Kids.
Pokemon, Burger King Partner On Game Card Promo
Pokemon Company International and Burger King are partnering on a promotional giveaway tied to BK Kids Meals.
Kmart Launches Transformers Tie-In
With the release of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" just weeks away, Kmart is launching a major Father's Day tie-in, along with a push on new Transformer toys.
Your Company's Name Here...
County Office of Education's courtship of corporate sponsors could raise big cash and concerns about the lessons learned
Children Are Too Frequent Targets of PG-13 Movie Ads, Group Charges
A Harvard-based childrens advocacy group is stepping up its confrontation with movie studios over how PG-13 films are marketed.
Transformers Marketing Still Not Transformed: CCFC Urges FTC to Act
After 16 Months, MPAA Still Ignores FTC Staffs Request on Marketing Violent PG-13 Movies to Children; CCFC Urges FTC to Take Action.
Disney Unveils Kids' Laptop Amid Shopper Thrift
Walt Disney Co is introducing $350 netbooks for children ahead of the holidays, even as other toy companies shy away from expensive items to appease recession-hit shoppers.
Kmart, BK, Mars Partner With 'Transformers' -- and Each Other
For years, Hollywood studios have gleaned millions in soft marketing dollars from brands seeking a lift from summer blockbusters. And Paramount Pictures, with its June 24 release, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," is no exception
Parents Send Father's Day Appeal to President Obama: Protect Children from Corporate Marketers
Today, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood sent a Father's Day appeal to President Obama, signed by over twenty five hundred parents, petitioning him to launch a systematic review of the regulations on marketing to children to determine if they offer sufficient protection for twenty-first century families.
Brazilian Prosecutor Wants to Ban Fast-Food Toys
Charging that toys sold with meals in fast-food outlets can lead children to develop bad eating habits, a Brazilian prosecutor on Monday asked a judge to ban such sales nationally at chains including McDonald's and Burger King.
The Hostile Takeover of Childhood
Children are in greater physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual danger now than at any other time during the life of this nationand the threat is coming from a multi-billion dollar industry that is using the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to transform children into profitable consumers from cradle to grave.
Tobacco Regulation Is Expected to Face a Free-Speech Challenge
The marketing and advertising restrictions in the tobacco law that Congress passed last week are likely to be challenged in court on free-speech grounds. But supporters of the legislation say they drafted the law carefully to comply with the First Amendment.
