Television probably wields the greatest influence on fueling kids’ spending urges, and commercials are relentless in trying to get kids to buy, buy, buy. So limit your child’s exposure to commercials by minimizing his TV viewing. Beware: the holidays are prime times for those commercials urging your kid to spend, spend, spend. Public television, while not strictly commercial-free, offers quality programs with much less advertising. Consider it. Or at least please have some serious chats about media literacy.
Television probably wields the greatest influence on fueling kids’
spending urges, and commercials are relentless in trying to get
kids to buy, buy, buy. So limit your child’s exposure to
commercials by minimizing his TV viewing....
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Dr. Michele Borba answered:Television probably wields the greatest influence on fueling kids’ spending urges, and commercials are relentless in trying to get kids to buy, buy, buy. So limit your child’s exposure to commercials by minimizing his TV viewing. Beware: the holidays are prime times for those commercials urging your kid to spend, spend, spend. Public television, while not strictly commercial-free, offers quality programs with much less advertising. Consider it. Or at least please have some serious chats about media literacy.Television probably wields the greatest influence on fueling kids’ spending urges, and commercials are relentless in trying to get kids to buy, buy, buy. So limit your child’s exposure to commercials by minimizing his TV viewing.... More