Children are super impressionable this is why I feel less advertisement should be used on them.
I was recently thinking about advertisements for children and the impact this can have on them and their parents. I personally feel it would be better if advertisement was not used on children. Young children’s minds are so impressionable and it is not fair for them to have the pressure of wanting things that aren’t actually necessary. Plus this can cause stress on the relationship between the parent and child from the child using “pester power” to get something they saw in an ad. However, I understand this is how many businesses make money and it would also be unrealistic to ban advertisements for children since you would not know whether an adult or child was watching something. However, there could be fewer ads or no ads placed on shows or games specifically made for children.
Ads are so powerful and not always in the best way. I agree that it is unnecessary for children to watch and be exposed to so many ads. They are already experiencing and learning from so many other places, I don’t think ads should be one of the ways in which children learn.
ReplyDeleteThis is something I've never thought about before this class! I agree that ads can really impact the way kids see the world. I wonder how kids' shopping habits have changed over the years as ads have become more sophisticated?
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