Comments on: Kids & Media Consumption

By: Babylune

Babylune — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:50:23 +0000

[...] It’s not something I am proud of, especially since I am a language teacher and used to be a children’s media researcher. [...]

By: Babylune - “But I Want A Lot”

Babylune - “But I Want A Lot” — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:22:04 +0000

[...] No, there is something else that makes children vulnerable to unhappiness and I think it is the dual forces of advertising and materialism, two forces that are stronger in the US and UK than in other countries (Canada didn’t do particularly well in the report either), but not for long. [...]

By: Babylune » I Thought It Was Just Me

Babylune » I Thought It Was Just Me — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:36:30 +0000

[...] As some of you may know, I pay some of the bills by working as a technology columnist. So, when I have wanted computers and electronics as gifts, I thought it was a comment on my personal geekiness. And possibly my friend Anne’s geekiness. And maybe Heather’s. And the other mothering members of my gang. But no! Other mothers are as nerdy as I am. Really! I cannot tell you the comfort this brings to me. According to an article in the Globe and Mail, mothers like to get electronics as gifts just as much as fathers do. [...]

By: kbaggott

kbaggott — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:31:33 +0000

Just checked out your site. Great writing, good thinking.

By: Mama-feminista

Mama-feminista — Thu, 25 May 2006 14:59:16 +0000

I too have just professed my sin……..I placed my 6 month old in front of the Baby Einstein in order to finish not only work but the walls in our bedroom. See blog for entire contemplation….
http://www.mama-feminista.blogspot.com