Entries by Tracee

Bus Radio Dies By Parental Activism

I love the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood because they illustrate perfectly that parental and consumer activism works. After CCFC’s three-year campaign. BusRadio – the company that planned to “take targeted student marketing to the next level” – ceased operations yesterday. Dear God, the “next level” of student marketing includes ads on math tests and […]

10 Ways to Teach Kids About Sexism

Alpha Mummy has a hysterically practical list of 10 ways to teach kids about sexism by Carol Midgley. Some suggestions are to have a Bratz burning while chanting, Burn the Freaks!, buy a stack of women’s and girls’ mags and compare headlines with men’s mags, and if she ever talks about plastic surgery give her […]

Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat?

Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat?: The Essential Guide to Loving Your Body Before and After Baby, written by my friend and colleague Claire Mysko and model Magali Amadei takes a walk through the psyche of pregnant women and address their feelings about their bodies. Both Claire and Magali have personal experience with body […]

The Curse of the Good Girl

Perfect, perfect, perfect! Why are we trying to be so perfect and demanding this odd-sort of perfection from our daughters? The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence by Rachel Simmons asks. This book draws connects the dots between Good Mother and Good Girl roles. I agree, there is a […]

5 Baby Steps to 10 Years Younger

This is my Toastmasters Speech #7 on research. I love my Toastmasters Club because I get positive feedback and I’m becoming less and less anxious and nervous about speaking in public. I have two more speeches to go for my Competent Communicator award. This speech won the blue ribbon. I love winning. After I had […]

Red, The Impostor's Daughter & Sex God

Red: Teenage Girls in America Write On What Fires Up Their Lives Todayis a compilation of essays by girls about their lives. “Its high time people stopped writing, talking and worrying about teenage girls and just let those girls speak for themselves. This book gives voice to many talented young essayists, who . . . […]

Black Eyed Peas on Oprah

I got a feeling that today’s gonna be a good day! This is so awesome! I don’t know why, but flash mobs excite me. I find them thrilling every time I see one.

FCC Slams Bus Radio – Finally

What really pissed me off about conservative “outrage” about the President of the United States giving a speech to motivate students to stay in school is conservative in-authenticity and duplicity. The thing is, there really are inappropriate things going on in our schools and I have yet to see conservatives voice any outrage. Capitol One […]

Michael Jackson & Plastic Surgery

Michael Jackson’s untimely death had an unpredictable influence in our house. Ainsley is now the late Michael Jackson’s biggest fan. When his death became news wallpaper on the television, internet and radio she heard a lot more of his music and saw his smooth dance moves. Now she can’t get enough. We’ve been careful to […]