Project Girl Program helps middle schoolers sort through barrage of media messages

Susan Troller:

What if parents could vaccinate their adolescent daughters against the siren song of the mall? Is there any way to get them to just say no to the power of brand name clothing, accessories and cosmetics?

And what should be done about the barrage of marketing messages telling them they can never be too rich, or too thin, and that they must be hot, hot, hot as they shop, shop, shop, even if they're only 10 years old?

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 4, 2007 5:35 AM
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