Resources
Whether you’re looking to learn about marketing’s impact on child development, reduce commercialism in your child’s school, or just make more space to play in your home, our resources have you covered! We’re still updating this directory, so be sure to sign up here to be notified about new additions.
Buying to Belong: Youth and the Allure of the Metaverse
As social gaming platforms like Roblox and Fortnite surpass social media’s popularity among kids, our new report using focus group data from young players shows how the pervasive marketing of virtual goods in those games exposes children to harm.
Our report shows that platforms like Roblox and Fortnite aggressively promote virtual goods — including avatars, skins, pets, clothing and other items that players can purchase and use — pressuring kids to spend huge amounts of time and money on the games and exposing them to bullying, financial harm, and damage to their physical and mental health.
As Facebook moves forward on its new Instagram Youth platform for kids under 13, it can raise many questions for families and caregivers. Get some answers and hear how an Instagram for kids might actually be more dangerous in this resource.
