Nowadays a large amount of advertising is aimed at children. Some people think it can have negative effects on the children and should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree with these opinions?

Children-oriented advertising is now stirring a heated debate among the general public as some people insist it should be banned altogether to avoid the potential negative influences on children. I personally believe

this

seemingly feasible strategy is unlikely to address the fundamental problems that are worrying parents. Commercials aimed at children usually use bright and vivid images to cater to children’s aesthetics and star good-looking kids around their age to make the messages convincing. Children, without a proper sense of judgment, may easily be tempted and have a strong desire to own the products advertised.

However

, not every family can afford to give whatever a child wants (nor should they).

Therefore

, when parents deny children the money, it is possible that children might get impatient and act irresponsibly and

willfully

in a willful manner

wilfully

. Another major drawback of these advertisements is that they may influence children’s mindset and life attitude in a negative way.

For example

, when young children see in an advertisement a pretty girl gaining great popularity by wearing expensive clothes and shoes, they might

form

a giver or sender

from

the wrong recognition that the purpose of life is to make others like them with good looks rather than by making genuine efforts.

However

,

although

advertising is partially accountable for these consequences, what some people fail to realize is that it is lack of parental guidance that leads children to be tempted and misled by these advertisements. If parents educate children

to have

Suggestion

have

a clear perspective and recognize what truly matters in life, children would have a rational attitude towards these adverts and make the right decisions. To sum up, to ban children-oriented advertising altogether may not be the best answer to parents’ misgivings. In order to alleviate the negative influences, support from the authorities is needed to guarantee the quality of advertising, and parents,

on the other hand

, should guide children to distinguish between the positive and negative messages conveyed through advertising.