Take Action!
Tell Food Lion to Pull the Plug on Grocery Shelf TVs

This fall, Food Lion supermarkets will unleash 3GTv, mini-televisions attached to grocery store shelves running continuous commercials -- right next to the product being advertised.  If a test run in Maryland and Virginia is successful, other supermarkets are sure to follow Food Lion's lead.  That's why, no matter where you live or shop, if you agree that families have a right to grocery shop without be forced to run a gauntlet of screens blasting commercials in every aisle, Food Lion needs to hear from you.  Sign the Petition> | Learn More> | Read the Press Release>

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Limiting Screen Time
Concerned About Preschoolers and Screen Time?

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's premier professional organization for early childhood educators, is updating its position statement on Technology and Young Children. CCFC sent a letter signed by 70 early childhood experts urging NAEYC to take a strong stand for limiting screen time in the lives of young children.  Learn More> | Read the Letter>

It's Here!
The New CCFC Blog

Can't wait for the monthly newsletter to get your CCFC fix?  Well, wait no longer.  Announcing: the brand new CCFC blog, featuring the latest on developments in marketing to children, updates on efforts around the country to reclaim childhood, and the musings and opinions of CCFC's staff and diverse Steering Committee members.  Visit the blog>

Nick Is Listening So Let's Make More Noise
Nickelodeon is Starting to Get That "Naughty" Addicting Games Are Not for Children

We're making a difference. Last week, Nickelodeon removed links to AddictingGames.com--its site featuring violent and sexualized games--from some preschool websites under its NickJr.com umbrella. More than 7,000 of you demanded that Nickelodeon stop promoting its Addicting Games website to children--and there are signs that Nick is finally getting the message.  But Nick is still heavily promoting its adult gaming site to young children, so we need you to keep the pressure on.  Take Action> | Learn More> | Nick's Addicting Games Wins a TOADY>

Take Action!
Tell Nick, Disney and Cartoon Network to Stop Marketing PG-13 Movies to Young Children

As the film industry ramps up its annual summer advertising assault promoting violent blockbusters to young children, CCFC has launched a letter-writing campaign urging major children's television networks to stop airing ads for PG-13 movies and their related merchandise before 8:00 PM.   CCFC found more than 2000 ads for PG-13 Iron Man 2 on programming watched primarily by children under twelve, including large numbers of children six and under. Take Action> | Learn More> | Read the Press Release>

Available Now!
CCFC July News

In this issue: How you can help limit screen time in preschools; Currently in the CCFC blog; Tell Federal agencies to quit stalling on food marketing standards; Watch Lenore Skenazy's CCFC 2010 Summit Keynote on YouTube; Meet Kevin Hepner, CCFC's newest Steering Committee member; Coalition asks FTC to update Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Read More>

Host a Screening
Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood

Consuming Kids, a new film from The Media Education Foundation featuring CCFC staff and Steering Committee members, takes a powerful look at how corporations relentlessly target children and the impact of that marketing. It's also the perfect organizing tool to raise awareness about the commercialization of childhood. That's why CCFC members all over the country are hosting screenings of Consuming Kids in their communities. Find a Screening> | Host a Screening> | Watch the Trailer>

CCFC to Disney:  We Will Not Be Silenced
Advocacy group vows to continue its important work on behalf of children.

After ten incredibly successful years, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has been forced to leave the Judge Baker Children’s Center (JBCC), a Harvard-affiliated children’s mental health center in Boston. JBCC’s decision to end its affiliation with CCFC came after representatives from the Walt Disney Company contacted the Center following CCFC’s victorious campaign to persuade Disney to offer refunds on its Baby Einstein videos. Don't let Disney silence us> | Read the Press Release> | Read the New York Times article>

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