Tag Archives: Gen We

Barbie goes bald for a good cause

May 8, 2012 – 2:28 pm

by Abby Carlen WHAT’S HAPPENING After parent-inspired Facebook group “Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Let’s see if we can get it made” scored thousands of likes within hours, toymaker Mattel instantly responded by announcing the creation of a bald friend of Barbie (Good.is, 18 April 2012). The doll will be exclusively distributed to children’s hospitals in […]

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(THE OTHER) FOOTBALL FEVER

June 10, 2010 – 8:39 am

by Becky Sun In January and February, my Facebook friends were abuzz over the Super Bowl. In March and April, it was all about the NCAA. Memorial Day brought talk of the Indy 500. But now that the quadrennial FIFA World Cup is just days away, I’m hearing … crickets. Perhaps it doesn’t help that […]

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Play now, pay later: Kwedit is a unique new honor system for buying virtual goods

February 24, 2010 – 8:53 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING Kids love to buy virtual goods from videogames, but if they don’t have access to Mom’s plastic, they’re often out of luck. That could change dramatically, now that Kwedit has launched. It’s a sophisticated honor system that allows anyone to buy virtual goods with a promise to pay later. How […]

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GEN WE ARE THE WORLD

October 13, 2009 – 4:00 pm

by Nancy Robinson This week, Iconoculture launched our third and final Cultural Zeitgeist report for 2009 — We World: Growing Up Global. It’s a look at Generation We, the newest kids on the block, across health, economic, multicultural, technological and ecological verticals. And one thing is clear: These ankle biters are champing at the bit […]

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How young is too young for a cellphone?

September 9, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Katie Elfering WHAT’S HAPPENING As kids grow up, there are plenty of firsts: first steps, first day of school … first cellphone? Add it to the list, according to a new study that shows kids getting their first mobiles at younger ages than ever. According to a study by C&R Research, 26% of 8- […]

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Cellphones emerge as mother’s (and father’s) little helper

June 10, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Baby getting fidgety? Hand him Mommy’s iPhone and let him play with Baby Rattle Bab Bab or listen to the soothing sounds of White Noise Lite. A plethora of new mobile apps help consumers distract and amuse the kids. Some parents use souped-up phones to play learning games with their […]

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Parental food police: Too much of a good thing?

April 8, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Cultivating healthy eating habits? Good. Policing kids’ food too zealously? Not so good. Too many dietary restrictions can make kids so anxious they wind up with eating disorders, experts warn (New York Times 2.26.09). Though there are no formal studies, eating-disorder specialists report a rise in young “orthorexics” — kids who […]

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We don’t need no education: But iPods, we’ll take

January 28, 2009 – 5:52 am

by Paul Katz WHAT’S HAPPENING Textbooks are so very 20th century. The U.K.’s University of Derby is experimenting with a digital alternative by providing students with lessons via iPod. The school provided to 35 first-year radiography medical students iPods pre-loaded with video tutorials on how to properly position patients under an X-Ray machine. The gadgets […]

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U.K. schools put kids in the kitchen to battle obesity

November 20, 2008 – 1:45 pm

by Katie Elfering WHAT’S HAPPENING As schools spend more time teaching about technology and health, one thing tends to get lost in the mix: actually learning how to cook. Not in Great Britain, where students will be given mandatory cooking classes starting in 2011 (RetailWire.com 9.22.08). The program targets 11-to-15-year old students with in-class cooking […]

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GOBBLING TASTY CONTENT

November 18, 2008 – 2:19 pm

by Paul Katz Let’s talk turkey. That’s the main topic of conversation this week at the Katz household in preparation for November 27th. Our Thanksgiving tradition? After polishing off the bird, we dust off an antiquated VHS copy of Charles M. Schulz’s classic A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and gather ’round the living-room TV. But this […]

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What a rec: Kids’ entertainment rooms make a comeback

October 6, 2008 – 10:23 am

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING What’s better than keeping the kids close to home? Getting them to stay home; so helicopter ‘rents are enticing tweens and teens to stay in by reviving the rec room with some au courant upgrades (New York Times 7.10.08). The modern version may be unrecognizable to some; Gran’s old sofa […]

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