Showing posts with label tweens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tweens. Show all posts
Friday, December 21, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Kid Nation
You’re a parent and you see this casting call for a new reality TV show:
What are the first things that come to your mind? My first thoughts were questions:
Q: Is this Lord of the Flies meets reality TV? Who would air this?
A: It’s a new CBS reality show called Kid Nation.
Q: What do shows like this say to our tween and young teen girls?
A: I'll ask the AllyKatzz girls when it airs in September. I think their initial reaction based just on what they see on the show (not based on child abuse claims, etc) will be that it's cool because the stars are kids, just like them... AND they'll see the power of kids... the power to change the world. That's what they want to do ... change the world or at least be heard.
Q: Would I let my daughter do this?
A: No Way!
Q: What are these parents thinking?
A: I don't know. I think we should ask them and find out vs. speculating. Be good for morning TV.
Q: Do we need to give our children better ways to be heard, seen and change the world?
A: Yes.
Posted by Denise Restauri
- Need 40 kids. Girls and boys. Ages 8-15.
- Mission: Bring a ghost town back to life.
- Child’s Pay for performing tasks YOU wouldn’t want to do: $5,000.
- No parents, no teachers. Anywhere.
- In fact, kids can’t even talk to parents on the phone for 40 days.
- But don’t worry about missing out on those 40 days with your child because you’ll get to see how happy or sad your child was – along with millions of other people - because they’ll be filmed in front of reality TV cameras. You’ll get to see them crying and saying, “I want to come home!” You’ll get to see them being humiliated and stressed. Maybe you’ll even get to see them saying, “Mommy, why did you let me do this?”
What are the first things that come to your mind? My first thoughts were questions:
Q: Is this Lord of the Flies meets reality TV? Who would air this?
A: It’s a new CBS reality show called Kid Nation.
Q: What do shows like this say to our tween and young teen girls?
A: I'll ask the AllyKatzz girls when it airs in September. I think their initial reaction based just on what they see on the show (not based on child abuse claims, etc) will be that it's cool because the stars are kids, just like them... AND they'll see the power of kids... the power to change the world. That's what they want to do ... change the world or at least be heard.
Q: Would I let my daughter do this?
A: No Way!
Q: What are these parents thinking?
A: I don't know. I think we should ask them and find out vs. speculating. Be good for morning TV.
Q: Do we need to give our children better ways to be heard, seen and change the world?
A: Yes.
Posted by Denise Restauri
Monday, August 6, 2007
SIGN UP NOW!!! Ypulse Tween Mashup
I didn't want to bury the lead! The Ypulse Tween Mashup will be held September 28 at the Javits Center in New York City in conjunction with Digital Life, a massive consumer electronics show. The Mashup is all about helping media and marketing professionals reach tweens using technology in a multi-platform world. I'm on the Advisory Board and for everyone who knows me, I only do things I really believe in!
Posted By Denise Restauri
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