Advertisements Directed at Children.

Should Advertisements directed at children be banned? Nowadays, children tend to watch many hours of television each week including advertising directed at children for the latest toys and activities and for food and snacks which are not nutritious. It is widely believed that such advertisements should be banned, as they are likely to cause unnecessary pressure on both children and their parents. Modern television is known to have a large number of entertaining and educational …

…determine the wrong values and priorities. This makes it harder for parents to teach their children values. Even though sometimes getting a child that fantastic toy he or she saw on TV can be pleasant and could bring lots of joy for children, that could also put financial, educational and other pressures on parents. In conclusion, it is therefore necessary for the advertising aiming to gain profits using the innocence of children to be banned.