Like it was discussed in class it does seem like the media and advertisements dictate the way kids live their lives and socialize. Their imagination isn't as good as it used to be back in the days and having good skills when it comes to imagination and problem solving is crucial for every day life. I do think that ads and media should back off when it comes to children because almost everything in toy stores that appeal to kids are not helpful to build imagination. All the toys and pieces are already available and the toy itself tells the consumer what they are supposed to be and supposed to do.
These toys and ads also cause depression, anxiety and obesity in young children. All three of these things have gone way up since ads started to consume our every day life. These ads dictate not only what kids should do but what we should do as well and the main message here is SPEND YOUR MONEY! Every ad that we see is selling us something because they want something back from us and although we don't really have a plan to purchase something we do because they are good at getting our attention and sucking us in. They make ads in a way that appeal to the mass market as well as kids by making bright beautiful ads that catch our attention and they put them all over. Although they are obviously taking over on T.V they are also taking over online. Pop ups with ads enticing us to buy something we don't need or tempting us to join some online store. I think when it comes to the kids we should buy them toys that make their imagination grow and have them go outside and play to beat obesity and depression.
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