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October 30, 2013
This post, How Big Food Is Targeting My Toddler , was previously published at bmsg.org , AlterNet, and at MomsRising.org. It is part of the MomsRising Healthy Halloween Blog Carnival. “Dora, mama! Dora!” I’m walking with my 22-month-old daughter through Target, and I’m not surprised to hear her yell the name of her favorite cartoon character, Dora the Explorer. What does surprise me is that we’re not in the toy aisle, or the book aisle, or even the clothing section – we’re in the area of the store set aside for groceries, buying bread and orange juice. My sweet daughter, who watches the...
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January 27, 2013
"Dora, mama! Dora!" I'm walking with my 22-month-old daughter through Target, and I'm not surprised to hear her yell the name of her favorite cartoon character, Dora the Explorer. What does surprise me is that we're not in the toy aisle, or the book aisle, or even the clothing section -- we're in the area of the store set aside for groceries, buying bread and orange juice. My sweet daughter, who watches the popular Nick Jr. show every day and cherishes her Dora the Explorer shoes, toys, and books, stares, fascinated, at a wall of boxes printed with the famous character's round, wide-eyed face...
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