They're the adolescent distractions of the digital era -- the video games, cell phones and websites that keep your child glued to a screen. They're also the channels through which marketers reach young consumers, selling them everything from clothing to potato chips. Tech Tuesday explores the idea of children as savvy consumers, and whether there's anything parents can do to protect their kids from marketing messages.
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Technology and the Meaning of Childhood
Listen Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Tech Tuesday, TechnologyGuest host: Matthew Felling
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Kathryn Montgomery
Professor, School of Communication at American University; Author, "Generation Digital: Politics, Commerce, and Childhood in the Age of the Internet" (MIT Press)
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