A large amount of advertising is aimed at children.

[Garfield_Cat]

A large amount of advertising is aimed at children. Some people think it has negative effects on children and should be banned. To what extent you agree or disagree?
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Nowadays, there are lots of advertisements on television, radio or the Internet that children can see and have caused considerable harm to children’s healthy and lives. I strongly agree with those advertisements can causes negative effects on children and should be banned.

It is evident that children still do not have enough experiences and abilities to identify what they are really need. Take instance, in my country, many advertising companies produce advertisements with famous sports stars and popular actors or singers. Children buy goods were affected by their favorite stars’ advertises, although they do not really need the products. Therefore, the vast majority of the snack foods that kids see advertised on the TV today are for products that nutritionists would tell us they need to be eating less of, not more of, if we are going to get a handle on childhood obesity. In terms of healthy diet for children, their parents need to develop a healthy eating habit for their children. Instead children were impacted by the fast foods’ advertisings. Lastly, an even more significant factor that should be taking into account is those advertising companies’ advertisements are increasing the gap between the rich families and poor families. Children from the poor households may hurt their emotions, lead to an inferiority complex because their parents are not particularly well-off to buy expensive toys or clothes for their children.

On the other hand, those advertisements are very difficult to be prohibited. For TV stations or web sites, broadcast more advertisements on their programs means earn more money. Although in some countries, the governments restrict advertisings which are aimed to children in specific period time. Whereas advertisers in order to achieve their own goals can through other ways to advertising, such like advertising in supermarket or shopping malls.

To put it in a nutshell, I insist on saying that the governments should ban huge number of advertisements are aimed at children. Especially in the sensitive areas of businesses, such like toys and fast food industries.

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I totally have no idea entered my mind. if you have any idea please tell me. thanks indeed.

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between a university student and a professor in the professor's office

[Remula]

[Garfield_Cat]

Remula, thank you very much..