Tips for Parenting in a Commercial Culture

I found another resource - Tips for Parenting in a Commercial Culture, after doing some research on the Silver Spoon Kids book. If you sign up for their newsletter, you can get a free copy of this booklet, both in PDF and published form. Here are some quotes:

We have become a nation that places a lower priority on teaching its children how to thrive socially, intellectually, even spiritually, than it does on training them to consume. The long-term consequences of this development are ominous.
–Juliet Schor, Born to Buy2

When you say no to another gizmo, say yes to something
your child really wants — your time. In What Kids Really
Want that Money Can’t Buy, author Betsy Taylor points to surveys
and self-reports that indicate what children really want
more than stuff is time — with parents, friends, and extended
family. According to a New American Dream poll, 57
percent of children age 9-14 would rather do something fun
with their mom or dad than go to the mall to go shopping.
Kids yearn to get off the treadmill with their families and simply
have unstructured fun. Whether it’s playing games, cooking,
reading together, or just sharing space with the TV off,
remember that the best thing you can give your kids is you.
-New American Dream.org

All this and more can be found on New American Dream.org