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Two Great Booklets for Parents!

Tips for Parenting in a Commercial Culture

This 32-page guide is full of info and contains practical, hands-on tips for parents on how to raise healthy children in our highly commercial culture. The purpose of this booklet is to give adults a greater understanding of what children face today, and to offer resources to help parents and concerned citizens band together to protect children from intrusive and harmful advertising.

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"In America today, children are identified as consumers from birth on. They are targeted for increasingly sophisticated marketing campaigns and sold soda, candy, and video games that are designed to make money, not to produce healthy, wholesome, and emotionally sturdy children. This booklet helps parents protect their children from consumerism and connect their families to more meaningful experiences. In short, it helps parents give their children childhoods."
- Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia

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Message:	I thought you'd be interested in this new booklet from New American Dream, "Tips for Parenting in a Commercial Culture" - http://www.newdream.org/cnad/user/download.php The booklet contains loads of practical, hands-on tips for parents on how to raise healthy children in our highly commercial culture. It also offers a careful examination of the harmful effects of excessive commercialism on kids and some wonderful insights from children across the country about what they really want that money can't buy. It's available for free download to everyone who signs up for New American Dream's email updates - http://www.newdream.org/cnad/user/download.php

And here’s another resource to help you and your kids have a little noncommercial fun…

Good Times Made Simple: The Lost Art of Fun is packed with inexpensive, non-commercial ways to spend time with your family . It's a great antidote to video games, TV and trips to the mall . The suggested activities offer something for everyone and for every season, spanning both outdoor and indoor activities. Warning: parents may enjoy this booklet as much as their kids, and grown-ups without children show an alarming tendency toward enjoying it, too!

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