The great Baby Einstein scam - HMN November Meeting
A recent article on Yahoo regarding the baby Einstein videos couldn't have come at a more perfect time.
Join us in November as we discuss Kids and the Media and walk away with an understanding of how marketers use such deceptive advertising to "hook" our kids and us. Learn ways to cut the technology cord and feel confident that your kids are not going to missing out on the latest technology trends. And above all, feel good about giving your kids the childhood they deserve - one full of wonder, play, imagination, creativity - and brian power!
November 3, 7pm: Kids and the Media
Companies are spending over $15 billion annually to market their products to our children. And the budget keeps going up.
New American Dream (www.newdream.org) says, "It goes without saying that raising kids in today's noisy, fast-paced culture can be difficult. For good or ill, modern kids are exposed to a wider world. The voices of home and community have been joined by a chorus of voices from around the globe clamoring for their attention. Unfortunately, an increasing number of those voices view your child not as a young citizen to be nurtured and encouraged, but as a target — a unit in an underdeveloped market to be exploited for gain. Over the past two decades, the degree to which marketers have scaled up efforts to reach children is staggering. In 1983, they spent $100 million on television advertising to kids. Today, they pour roughly 150 times that amount into a variety of mediums that seek to infiltrate every corner of children's worlds. The results of this onslaught are striking.
New research suggests that aggressive marketing to kids contributes not only to excessive materialism, but also to a host of psychological and behavioral problems, including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, childhood obesity, eating disorders, increased violence, and family stress." Join us as Barabara DuRocher, Four Winds Waldorf Educator specializing in early childhood development, leads an informative discussion on kids and the media.
We will meet at The Health Doctors, Inc, 28379 Davis Parkway, Suite 803 in Warrenville, 630-393-2225 www.thehealthdocs.com
I look forward to seeing you there!
Love & Friendship,
Lisa
Lisa Rooney
Holistic Moms Network
Chapter Leader Chicago Western Suburbs
holisticmomscws@mac.com
630-962-7268
membership link: http://membership.holisticmoms.org
Holistic Moms Network
Chapter Leader Chicago Western Suburbs
holisticmomscws@mac.com
630-962-7268
membership link: http://membership.holisticmoms.org
Monthly Meetings: 1st Tuesday of each month, The Health Doctors, 7 pm
Coffee Talk: 2nd Thursday of each month, Whole Foods Naperville, 9:30 am
Playgroups, Moms Nights, Mom and Tots outings, Family Gatherings, Community and Friendship!
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Holistic Moms No-Solicitation Policy:
Holistic Moms No-Solicitation Policy:
We welcome all holistic parents who are also practitioners into our community and hope that they will share in the many benefits that HMN has to offer.
We do not, however, allow for direct marketing to our members either through our email loop, website, or mailing list. We encourage all health care practitioners who join our organization to introduce themselves on their chapter email loop both as parents and providers. We will try to compile all practitioner information on a resource page for our members. However, we do not allow regular advertising on the members-only email loop and reserve the right to remove any member who violates this policy. Please understand that we are a community not just a commercial audience.
We do not, however, allow for direct marketing to our members either through our email loop, website, or mailing list. We encourage all health care practitioners who join our organization to introduce themselves on their chapter email loop both as parents and providers. We will try to compile all practitioner information on a resource page for our members. However, we do not allow regular advertising on the members-only email loop and reserve the right to remove any member who violates this policy. Please understand that we are a community not just a commercial audience.
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A few weeks ago Moms & Tots had the chance to spend a beautiful morning picking apples at Apples on Oak in Joliet. The kids had a great time picking their own apples and running down the rows of apple trees. The orchard is family owned with none of the comercialization that is popping up at so many orchards. We picked apples, the kids played, we had a picinic lunch and the moms even got a chance to chat! We will definitely be going back next year! 
