Why nature is so important to children and why they don’t get enough of it + Pushing high-priced products at unsuspecting parents

05/18/08

Guest 1: Mark Stevens, author of Luisa’s Nature.

Topic: Looking at nature and the world through a child’s eyes.

Issues: Why nature is so important to children and why they don’t get enough of it.

Guest 2: Pamela Paul, author of Parenting, Inc..

Topic: An inside investigation of the multi-billion-dollar baby business that pushes high-priced products at unsuspecting parents.

Issues: How marketers make parents feel more anxious by promising to make their children taller, smarter, and more beautiful; which expensive products and services aren’t worthwhile, and which are.