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03/27/2012
According to the American Camp Association, more than 12,000 day and resident camps exist in the U.S., and more than 11 million children and adults attend camp each year. When it comes time to choose that perfect camp for your child, how do you choose? Better Business Bureau advises taking the time to look beyond brochures and website pictures before making a decision.
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10/11/2011
The food and beverage industry has done a good job self-regulating advertising aimed at children, and “voluntary government restrictions” is unnecessary, according to Elaine D. Kolish, VP of the Council of Better Business Bureaus and Director of the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative.
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07/14/2011
The Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI)announced a groundbreaking agreement that will change the landscape of what is advertised to kids by the nation’s largest food and beverage companies.
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05/09/2011
Kids as young as nine years old are becoming just as capable—if not more so—than their parents at navigating the Internet. Connecticut BBB offers seven "Stop Signs" to keep your children safe online.
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03/23/2011
New advice is published in the April 2011 issue of Pediatrics magazine from The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for parents regarding car seats.
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02/28/2011
If your child is having a hard time learning to read, needs a hand with their calculus homework or even SAT*/ACT® preparation, a tutor may be the answer. The Better Business Bureau has advice on finding and working with a tutor to best meet your child’s needs.
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02/22/2011
Consumers should be cautious about donating money to seven charities that have used the same company in St. Louis County to help them run strikingly similar fundraising sweepstakes across the U.S., the St. Louis Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns.
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01/31/2011
Knowing where your kids are can be a full time job. Knowing where they are online—which websites they’re visiting and who they’re talking to—is even harder, but is no less important.
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01/20/2011
Have a child with great artistic skills? Google recently announced its fourth annual “Doodle 4 Google” competition where kids have the chance to re-design Google’s iconic logo and win a scholarship.
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12/15/2010
Report finds steady progress in promoting healthier products to kids being made
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09/23/2010
Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative continues to expand industry participation and promote harmonization of pledges
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05/20/2010
Who can’t stop singing Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out for Summer” this time of year. Certainly not me!
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05/11/2010
The Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative Director, Elaine D. Kolish, issued a statement in response to the Childhood Obesity Task Force report released today.
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04/27/2010
The Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission is behind an effort to educate children in grades four through six on how advertising works.
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