Pregnancy & Parenting: Tips, advice and information for Indian parents!
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It is easy to buy a tighter tummy, wrinkle-free skin, sculpted face, firmer (or larger) breasts, so why can’t we just buy some smarts for our kids.
The easy accessibility of pornography on the Internet has become a cause of concern for all parents worldwide. The US Government has taken an initiative on this issue.
It's important to make rules when your child is using the Internet and to be aware of their online activities.
The self-regulatory code of advertising in Britain has very unambiguous guidelines about advertising messages that seek to exploit a young child's vulnerabilities.
Delhi's children living in difficult circumstances experience a high degree of unregulated viewing, and don't really like kids' programmes, reveals a recent survey...
These days children are more exposed to media. They are in fact the prime targets for some marketing companies. Why is it so?
Children in families that watch TV regularly during mealtimes, go more for junk and canned food and less for fruits and vegetables, says a research study from the US.
Television-viewing has become family activity, and parents need to watch their habits before laying down guidelines for children, says the American Academy of Paediatrics.
Market strategists know that a child is socialised into consumer patterns early in life, and make the most of it through kid-targeted ads, often ignoring the ethics of it.
What are the things to keep in mind while thinking of the appropriateness of websites for your pre-teen child's viewing? Some pointers...
Children spend a great deal of time in front of the TV. They seem to derive most of their aspirations, from popular cinema and television.
Research findings in the US have revealed that children till age eight cannot even distinguish an ad from an editorial programme...
Video games have become a way of life for today's children. But increasing violence and sex in video games content has left parents more worried than ever. To tackle this issue Microsoft has come out with Xbox, a device to help block unsuitable content from video games.
The author started to do a story on the impact of wrestling shows on television on children. But, when she spoke to some kids, her story fell flat on its face.
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One summer three years ago, I saw young boys teeming around elderly white male tourists. Often these men fondled and even kissed some of them.
The entertainment industry that produces violent electronic games 'hardwires' children for violence in the same way that the military hardens a soldier to the act of killing. So says a US army veteran in a thought-provoking book by John Naisbitt.
A Delhi schoolboy was arrested in April, 2001, on the charge of creating a pornographic website containing obscene comments about some women teachers and girls of his school. We present a range of public reactions to the issue.
Your child may not be as safe on the Net as you think him to be. A paedophile might be lurking somewhere in a dark corner of the World Wide Web.
Many products do not have a unique selling proposition (USP) and it is the adman's job to create a USP. Which can be as simple as 'growing up' to a taste or 'your heart asking for more'.
With the emergence of channels specially designed for children, the youngsters are tempted to be glued to TV.
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