In recent times, many people have focused on the negative effects advertising has on children’s health, behaviour and family relationships. Advertising to children should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Advertising has been blamed, to some degree, for many of the issues society faces.

In particular

, numerous people are concerned with the negative impact advertising can have on

children

and their health. Obesity is a growing concern and at the same time many producers of unhealthy

products

specifically target younger consumers, who

consequently

place pressure on their parents. A number of factors contribute to the obesity problems of

children

,

such

as an increase in the use of computer games and busy working parents;

however

, it cannot be denied that advertising plays a role.

Firstly

, there are issues with the quality of the

products

that are targeted at young people, which by and large are unhealthy, but it is

also

the manner in which companies choose to promote their

products

. Associating a product with a sport or athlete may give

children

the impression that the product is healthy,

although

clearly

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it may not be. Not only are there concerns with what is sold and how, but there is

also

growing concern about the influence

children

have over household spending. Advertising can result in increased pressure on parents to buy everything their child wants. In order to combat

this

problem, some countries have banned advertising to young

children

completely, and in other countries,

such

as Greece, they control the channels and times when

products

for

children

can be advertised. My own view is that the physical health of

children

is a major concern facing society and advertising is making it worse.

While

communities are faced with

such

challenges, governments need to take more control.

Therefore

, advertising to young

children

should be banned or at least strongly controlled by the government.