Mid-week Morsel: Admongo

Anyone who knows me personally knows that I am a very big believer in parents preparing their children to become successful adults.  To me, this means more than simply keeping your child alive until (s)he graduates high school and reaches adulthood.  One area in which most of us could use a little help is marketing and media.  As adults, we already know not to believe everything we see or hear in commercials and other marketing ploys...or at least we should.  Yet, so many people are fooled into spending their money on items that just aren't what they seem.  Admongo is a campaign by the Federal Trade Commission to "educate tweens (kids ages 8 to 12) about advertising so they can become more discerning consumers of information."  The website has a parents section & a teachers section, and uses a Mario Bros. style video game to teach kids about advertising.  I highly recommend it as a way to introduce your children to the real world of marketing.

Karissa