Is childhood in danger of disappearing? Consider how children are portrayed in media ads: made up, in provocative poses, engaged in adult activities. How does this affect our children? How carefully should these kinds of advertising be monitored?

Consult some of the following sites (and search for others) to read other people's perspectives on the issue.

Position Statement: Sexual Exploitation of Children in Advertising From the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect of the North Carolina Pediatric Society.

Let Kids Be Kids Brochure (pictures, text, counter-ads) on the sexual exploitation of children put out by the North Carolina Pediatric Society

"Internet Marketing Targets Children"
Article by Adrian Humphreys from The Edmonton Journal, July 3, 1997.

Should violence and pornography on the Internet be regulated by the government, or are software filters the solution? Should filters be installed without the consent of non-minor computer users in schools, colleges, workplaces, and other places outside the home? Consult the following sites, or search for your own, to get some idea of what others say about these issues:

Center for Computing and Social Responsiblity
University-based organization addressing the social and ethical impacts of information and communication technologies through research, consultancy and education Lists resources for further study.

Computer Ethics Resources Page
compiled by Dave Farber of the University of Pennsylvania

InfoSeek listing
of online sites that discuss teen violence and video games/websites.

Lock-Out
ad for software product intended for use by parents on computers to which their children have access.