Daphnie

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= What Can Kids Do to Be More Aware of Advertising? =

Advertising to Kids-Lethal or Beneficial?
"Mom, can you buy me that thing on the TV?!" That's exactly what the advertiser wants. And it possibly starts with a happy little jingle:

//Baby Bow made a list // //Of every birthday wish // //But once she started to see, her friends and her family // //She thought, what else can one girl need? // //Parapapapa.... I'm Loving It. //

But what really is it that makes a kid want an advertiser's product so badly? The happiness in the ad? The catchy jingle? But a whiny little kid may just think, //hey. I'm just getting what I want. // But what that kid never actually thinks about or knows is that the maker of the commercial knew he was going to be another fly trapped in a spider web.

Parents are spoiling kids too often, and advertisers know this. They know that if they can get a kid to like their product, they can control the kid's parents. Firefly has a safety phone so that the parents can keep in contact with their children. Firefly is a company that sells prepaid phones that only let kids contact parents, police (and the advertisers). Marketers take advantage of kids who have these phones to sell them their products. Advertisers learn how to brainwash kids, or in other words, they control kid. Advertisers use products that can remain constantly cool, such as a Barbie doll. They also advertise at school because that's where kids get most influenced to buy products. Advertisers make sure cool people and celebrities are in ads because children get persuaded to buy the advertiser's product. Ads are everywhere nationwide. From a billboard, to the internet, to the fattening t.v., and even on your favorite shows. It is even said that advertisers have a pinch of responsibility for childhood obesity. But kids can stop this madness. Advertising is lethal to kids, but yet beneficial to the marketers. If kids and parents help put stricter laws on advertising to kids, we can make a big difference and have more happiness.

What Can We Do to Help?


Stricter laws on advertising to kids will solve the trouble advertisers make. Statistics show that people in Central American countries are much happier than most countries. They don't have much advertising and pressure for kids. Kids don't feel pressured to be the best at school or anywhere. They can just be who they want to be. People and families in poor countries seem quite happy, especially Jamaica. They don't always have the best things around. Statistics also show that the U.S is one of the many depressed countries. Sure, the U.S is in a big debt and so forth, but what do you think is the actual reason? People just want, want, want! If one looks around the streets, he or she will always see a whiny little kid sad because the kid wants something. If we put stricter laws, countries, especially the U.S, would be much happier. Of course, this does not mean that the U.S would have 100% happiness, but definitely a higher statistic, than now. This solution would work because of these facts.
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In San Francisco, McDonald's toys are going to be banned in 2012. These toys are advertised and kids want them. Kids do not know how to depict ads. An girl made a survey that asked "When you were little, did you want to go to a fast-food places because of the toy?". Her class, had about 78.8% "YES" and 21.2% "NO". Obesity is going on too far because of these toy ads. Also, advertisers have been using characters kids love (Shrek, Spongebob, Dora, and other famous characters) to sell their products. Kids want characters with their food. That's great. But these foods are unhealthy and the ads have a pinch of responsibility for obesity. If we put stricter laws on advertising, obesity will stop increasing. If the UK and other European countries banned advertising, the USA can and should do the same. .



Results of Our Help
Imagine, if advertising laws were stricter, we would have a better world for kids, and parents. If we did something, such as writing letters to a governor or even the president, we would have a better society. Happiness would increase and more wonderful possibilities would happen. Obesity would decrease and kids wouldn't be so begging. Kids would grow up knowing the ugly truth and the lies of propaganda. But to get that we need one step. We definitely need to put stricter laws about advertising. Anyone can make a difference with one little step.



Actually Making A Difference
(The following is subject to copyright.)

I made a letter for Obama that will be sent to him and this is what it said.

(Please note that I removed some things from the actual letter here because of privacy such as-school, grade, age, full name.)

05-28-11

Dear Mr. President Barack Obama,

My teacher made our class work on an essay about Consumer Awareness in the United States. My part of the project was to write about the advertisers and what they do to maniulate children. I also had to come up with solutions to advertising to children. One of my solutions was to ban advertising to kids because I learned that some European countries have banned ads for kids at certain times. I stated in my essay that ads contribute to child obesity. Unhealthy food ads are advertised and kids get persuaded to get those foods. I also stated that in San Francisco, McDonald's toys will be banned. These toys are advertised and have contributed to childhood obesity. I tell you this because I know that your wife, Mrs. Michelle Obama wants child obesity to decrease. The United States considers advertising business as usual. But it's more than business to kids. It's a dangerous world to kids. Kids don't know this and they should. I wanted to make a further step and tell you because even though it is up to the representatives, you can try to make advertising to kids safer. Not only that, but the United States seems to be one of the most unhappy countries in the world. Sure, we owe a big debt to China, but don't you ever wonder if advertising could have a part to all this? Kids nationwide have been brainwashed to beg and beg until they receive. Jingles are repeated in their minds. I even have the //"Nationwide is on your side"// jingle jammed into my head, never to be forgotten. Please, make a difference. For everybody.

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so that you can understand the propaganda and lies of advertising.

Thank you for taking a part of your time to read this. Sincerely,

(My FULL name)