In some countries, there has been an increase in adverstisements that try to persuade children to buy snacks, toys and other items. Parents often argue that these announcements are unfair. Discuss both perspectives and give your opinion?

While It is no longer news that many nations of the world have been experiencing a rise in

advertisements

that encourage

children

to indulge in snacking,

toys

and many other items, several

parents

found these unfavourable. Meanwhile, a few others may have an opposing view.

This

passage will juxtapose both sides with my supporting opinions.

To begin

with the views of the majority of

parents

who found these

advertisements

unwelcoming, there could be a few reasons for

this

. An important one is that it gets

children

distracted from their studies.

In other words

, they tend to spend more than playing with

toys

rather than studying.

For example

, a recent UK survey carried out by primary school teachers in 2019, revealed that school

children

that have low grades are not only academically poor but

also

result from distractions at home spending more time with

toys

instead

of practising school work.

Additionally

, these

advertisements

promote the risk of obesity in

children

. Meaning that more

children

consume high-calorie snacks

hence

tilting them towards obesity, in return, posing some of them health challenges at a tender age.

For instance

, a recent Medscape journal shows that several school-age

children

with obesity challenges were found to be an outcome of poor diet habits

hence

leading to even more deeming effects on the other aspect of their lives.

On the contrary

, some other

parents

have a positive view of it. A cogent one is that

such

advertisements

help several companies to make profits from their products.

That is

, it promotes their sales thereby making them amass a good financial reward. In 2019, the Coca-Cola company were able to make its highest yearly profit ever due to the level of social marking done.

Furthermore

, another set of

parents

found

this

as a good way to distract

children

from crying and engage them at home. They found out that, not only that

children

love toying, but it has

also

been a way of engaging and preventing them from disturbing their

parents

at home. On the Twitter app, many mothers aired their opinions on how they have successfully stopped their

children

from crying through the use of

toys

. In conclusion, in my opinion, I think both views are valid depending on how each parent sees them. While its detrimental effects cannot be discarded, their values cannot be as well underplayed.

However

, parental decisions on which will be favourable to their

children

will go a long way in the positive use of these

advertisements

.