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Role models and stereotypes

Teachable Moments
The Ugly Truth Behind Pretty Pictures
Walk past a supermarket checkout stand near summertime and you can’t help but see models...
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By Sierra Filucci
(5.21.12)
body image, media influence
Teachable Moments
Yes, You Can Make TV Time Count
I admit I've thrown on a TV show and plopped my kid in front of the screen when I needed...
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By Sierra Filucci
(5.21.12)
tv
Teachable Moments
Using TV to Teach Lessons
When kids are little, the lessons they get from their favorite TV shows are pretty simple...
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By Sierra Filucci
(4.3.12)
Teachable Moments
Beyond Catfights: TV That's Good for Girls
Do you remember when you were a kid, about 9 or 10, and your best friend was everything...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.27.12)
reality tv, role models, stereotypes, tv
Teachable Moments
Chris Brown and Rihanna: Remixed Messages
When R&B singer Chris Brown was arrested for beating up his then-girlfriend Rihanna...
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By Regan McMahon
(2.22.12)
Teachable Moments
Boys Don't Cry
My 5-year-old is one of those stereotypical boys. He loves cars, sports, bugs, burping,...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.21.12)
media influence, sex in the media, stereotypes, violence
Teachable Moments
When Good Role Models Go Bad
There seem to be only a few short years between the time a child star makes it big and...
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By Caroline Knorr
(2.14.12)
media influence, role models, sex in the media
Teachable Moments
10 Worst TV Role Models -- Part 1
What Are Kids Learning from TV Characters? When it comes to sex, violence, drinking,...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.6.12)
family media, pop culture, stereotypes, teachable moments, tv
Teachable Moments
10 Worst TV Role Models -- Part 2
By the time we're adults, most of us have figured out the difference between the kind of...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.6.12)
family media, pop culture, stereotypes, teachable moments, tv
Teachable Moments
10 Best TV Role Models
Bob the Builder, Dora the Explorer, iCarly -- these are the characters our kids are...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.6.12)
role models, tv
Smart Solutions
How to Carve Consumerism Out of Your Halloween
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, from when I was 5 and my mom made my Big...
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By Sierra Filucci
(10.4.11)
halloween, pop culture
Q and A
Interview: Skyrunners Stars Kelly Blatz and Joey Pollari
This Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 27 at 5 p.m.), Disney XD is premiering Skyrunners, a sci-...
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By Betsy Bozdech
(11.20.09)
celebrity interview, disney stars, q and a, tv
Q and A
Interview: Nancy Kanter (Playhouse Disney)
With more great shows for preschoolers coming out all the time -- from Imagination Movers...
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By Betsy Bozdech
(10.1.09)
celebrity interview, disney, q and a, tv
What's the Right Age?
How do you manage your kids' pop culture obsession?
I realized my oldest son's interest in the original Star Wars movies had grown into a...
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By Sandie Angulo Chen
(6.4.09)
movies, pop culture, star wars, twilight
Q and A
Interview: Kelly Blatz (Aaron Stone)
On Feb. 13, Disney launches its latest TV channel -- Disney XD. Described by Disney...
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By Betsy Bozdech
(2.9.09)
celebrity interview, disney stars, q and a