Advertising, in its non-commercial guise, is a powerful tool capable of reaching and motivating large audiences. It is widely held that while quite a number of people claim that myriad numbers of advertising attract children to buy products such as toys and food as they are not mature enough to decide what is right and wrong for themselves. As a result, they feel immense pressure to buy such types of things. However, promoters would opine differently. Of course, there are compelling arguments on both sides of the divide. In this discourse, notwithstanding, these two standpoints are looked into, and subsequently, my own point of view is advanced.