December 2008
Center for New Words. Cambridge YWCA, 7 Temple Street, Cambridge, MA.
Presentation and Discussion on Toys and Gender
Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. Farmington Hills, MI.
Presentation: “So Sexy So Soon”
November 2008
National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference. Dallas, TX.
Smith College Center for Early Childhood Education. Northampton, MA.
Presentation: “Remote Control Childhood: How Disney Princesses and Darth Vadar Contribute to Biased Thinking and Anti-Social Behavior.”
University of Massachusetts. “Rebuilding Sustainable Communities for Children and Families.after Disasters” Conference. Boston, MA.
Keynote: “Understanding the Impact of Disaster and Helping Children Thrive Afterwards”
Center for New Words. Boston, MA.
Linda Paresky Conference Center, Simmons College—7PM
Book Reading & Signing: “So Sexy So Soon” (with Jean Kilbourne)
October 2008
Keene State College. Keene, NH.
Seminar for Students: “So Sexy So Soon?
Book Event Organized by Village Books. Roslindale, MA.
Diane Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige [author of TAKING BACK CHILDHOOD]
American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference. Boston, MA.
Seminar: “So Sexy So Soon” [with Jean Kilbourne]
Wheelock College. So Sexy So Soon Book Celebration. Boston, MA.
Book Reading and Signing
Annual Early Childhood County Symposium Edison College. Fort Myers, FL.
Keynote and Workshop: “So Sexy So Soon”
YMCA Youth and Family Services. Washington, DC.
Community Fundraiser Presentation: “So Sexy So Soon”
Howard University. Washington, DC.
Seminar: “Promoting Play: Influencing Early Childhood Policy and Practice”
American Psychological Association Seminar. Washington, DC.
Seminar: “So Sexy So Soon”
August 2008
OMEP Canada World International Seminar. Quebec City, Canada.
Opening Plenary: "How Violent Entertainment in Media, Toys and Play Undermine a Culture of Peace"
American Psychological Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA.
Symposium: “Sex, Violence, Media: Implications for Children's Development, Self-Image, & Relationships”
July 2008
International Froebel Society Annual Conference. Wheelock College, Boston, MA.
Keynote: "Play: An Endangered Species"
June 2008
NAEYC Annual Professional Development Institute. New Orleans.
Featured Talk: “Remote Control Childhood?”
Closing Plenary Session: “Opportunities & Challenges of the Technological Age on Children's Development & Learning.”
Point Pines University. Annual Symposium on Psychology & Contemporary Childhood. Pittsburgh, PA.
Speaker and Panelist: “So Sexy So Soon: The Impact of Sexualization on Boys.”
New York State Independent Schools Association—Annual Meeting. New Paltz, NY.
Plenary Address & Workshop: “So Sexy So Soon.”
April 2008
Harvard Medical School & Cambridge Hospital. Dept. of Psychiatry Continuing Ed Conf. on Child Psychotherapy. Boston.
Plenary: “The Impact of the Sexualization of Childhood on Attachment Relationships”
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Annual Summit. Wheelock College. Theme for Summit: The Sexualization of Childhood.
Plenary Address: “‘So Sexy So Soon’—The Damage Marketers Cause Children”
Workshop: “‘So Sexy So Soon’—What Teachers & Schools Can Do.”
Roundtable Panelist: Discussing the Performance of “Only Children”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzLJmuMrtxg
March 2008
Rockland County (NY) Headstart. Conference on abuse prevention with young children.
Keynote: The Role Of Early Childhood Peaceable Classrooms in Abuse Prevention.
Workshop: Creative versus Imitative Play
February 2008
Pasadena, CA. Pacific Oaks College. Community-wide talk. “So Sexy So Soon.”
Walden School & Pacific Oaks Children’s School.
Parent presentation. “Raising Healthy Children in a Media-Saturated Environment.”
Pasadena Unified School District. 1 parent, 1 early childhood educator, and 1 child care director presentation.
January 2008
Michigan Collaborative Early Childhood Conference. [MiAEYC & Michigan Dept. of Ed. co-sponsors]. Dearborn, MI.
1-Day Training Institute: “Combating the Hazards of Media Culture”
Keynote Address: “Building a Peaceable Classroom”
Workshop: “Building Conflict Resolution Skills with Young Children.”
Walden School. Chicago.
“Problem Solving Deficit Disorder.”
Lake Shore Schools. Chicago.
“Remote Control Childhood.”
Winnetka (ILL) Alliance for Early Childhood Annual Networking Dinner.
Keynote Address: “Buy, Buy Childhood: How Media and Marketing Affect Children In School.”
