Hilltown Families

It's especially easy to get wrapped up in screen time during the winter, when it's harder to play outside and the days are shorter. However, thanks to a new resource...

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – The Lorax by Dr. Seuss The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood writes: The...

Hilltown Families presents… The Importance of Creative Play in a Commercialized World A Community Conversation with Dr. Susan Linn Tuesday, Nov 15th from 7-9pm Meekins Library • Williamsburg, MA Hilltown Families...

Reclaiming Childhood For Our Children From Corporate Marketers The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) invites families in Western Massachusetts to join them for a local screening of the critically-acclaimed film...

Parents to Supermarkets:  Pull the Plug on In-Store TV Ads The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood is demanding that the Food Lion supermarket chain pull the plug on 3GTv, a controversial...

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood writes: In 2008, many of the nation’s major food companies formed the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) in an effort to stave off government...

Advocates Urge American Academy of Family Physicians to End Coca -Cola Partnership Things don’t always go better with Coke. That’s why the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has launched a letter-writing...

FTC Renews Call to Entertainment Industry to Curb Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children Marketers of violent music, movies, and video games can do more to restrict the promotion of these...

CCFC’s Guide to Commercial-Free Book Fairs Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood writes: Are you tired of all the items for sale at your book fair that aren’t books–such as toys, video...

Disney Offers Refunds on Baby Einstein Videos Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood’s ongoing campaign to stop the false and deceptive marketing of baby videos has had an important success. We’ve persuaded...

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood reports: FCC Will Launch Inquiry into Children’s TV More than 2,500 parents signed CCFC’s Father’s Day letter to President Obama urging the President to authorize both...

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood to Nick and Burger King: SpongeBob and Sexualization Don’t Mix The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) has launched a letter-writing campaign demanding that Nickelodeon and...

Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood New Documentary Film Premiering in Northampton (2009) “The consumer embryo begins to develop during the first year of existence.  Children begin their consumer journey in...

CCFC 2009 TOADY Award On February 15, the Toy Industry Association will gather to present their TOTY (Toy Of The Year) Awards. But first, in honor of the industry that has...

December Updates from Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Montgomery County Pulls the Plug on BusRadio Last Thursday, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) terminated their relationship with BusRadio, the controversial company created...

CCFC to Toy Marketers: Leave Kids Alone during Economic Crisis; Companies Urged to Target Parents Instead this Holiday Season As families struggle to cope with the global economic crisis, the Campaign...

You Did It: Scholastic Expels the Bratz From Schools By CCFC Thanks to you, Scholastic, Inc. will no longer be promoting the highly sexualized Bratz brand in schools. In April, 2007,...

Mapping School Food: A Policy Guide A New Resource from the Public Health Advocacy Institute Improving the school food environment can be a difficult task, and understanding school food law and...

Dear Dr. Bryant, I am writing to urge the National School Boards Association to disavow its report, "Creating & Connecting: Research and Guidelines on Online Social -- And Educational -- Networking," which...

Marketing the Sexualization of Young Girls One of the most recent calls for action by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has encouraged concerned parents to tell Scholastic to stop distributing...

Tell Scholastic: Stop Selling Bratz in Schools The Bratz – a line of highly sexualized dolls for girls as young as four are – being marketed in schools by Scholastic, Inc....