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Originally Posted by Kris10Leigh
My children truly never see a commercial, unless they are just being lazy after they watch a show and they don't turn it off right away. Then all I hear about is whatever rediculous commerical has just been shown. My two boys are even pursuaded to buy "My Little Pony" and other girlie things. It is so funny...and sad. The advertisements are so good it makes them want things they don't even want!!
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And if they are never exposed to commercials, how are they going to learn that commercials lie and all those people just want their/your money?
I'm not suggesting being reckless, but a certain amount of controled exposure followed by an age-appropriate reality check will do wonders in the logical-thinking department. Something as simple as taking note of what commercials they've seen, and when you're in a store letting them see the real toy and saying (as innocently as you can) "This isn't as ______ as it looks in the commercial, is it? And it doesn't ______ or ______, it just stands there. Is it really any different from the ______s you already have?" Of course you have to adjust that for your own specific kids, but you get the drift: Brainwash them to look at all commercials as selling tools, before the mass media has a chance to brainwash them into believing commercials are unbiased information.
