ECE/214 ECE214 ECE 214 WEEK 1 DISCUSSION 1

ECE 214 WEEK 1 DISCUSSION 1

Discussion 1

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Proper health and nutrition is of critical importance to the growth and development of young children yet many American children eat in ways that do not meet proper nutrition guidelines.  According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the media, and its promotion of junk food, is one of the main culprits in the obesity epidemic.  Read the article, “Children, Adolescents, Obesity, and the Media,” and watch the video, We’re Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

In your post, address the following:

1. What role does the media play in the promotion of unhealthy food choices?  Identify and describe a specific example.
2. What are the long-term consequences of these media messages on children’s health and nutrition?
3. Describe two to three specific things parents and teachers of young children can do to combat media messages that promote unhealthy food choices.

Your discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

Guided Response:  Read and respond to at least two of your classmates with at least one additional idea for parents or teachers to combat unhealthy media messages.  Each response should be at least 50 words in length.