"Defending Kids from Corporate Marketers" with Susan Linn<br>Friday, February 8th<br>7:00pm, Free<br><br>In a world where we increasingly see marketing in every nook and<br>cranny, it is not surprising that there are advertisements targeted to<br>
children. However, what is surprising is the extent and reach of that<br>marketing. For example, current statistics show us that children see<br>more than 40,000 commercials on television, contributing to a $15<br>billion dollar industry. Susan Linn, child psychotherapist and author,<br>
is leading the pack in reducing the harmful effects of exploitative<br>marketing on children.<br><br>Join Susan at the Jamaica Plain Forum as she reveals the impact that<br>over-marketing has on the development and creativity of our children.<br>
By interweaving real-life stories of marketing to children, child<br>development theory, the latest research, and what marketing experts<br>themselves say about their work, Susan reveals the magnitude of this<br>problem and shows what can be done about it.<br>
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