Children's Programming and Advertising

My blog is about children's programming and advertising. Advertisements are everywhere. It is impossible to avoid, especially for children who watch television for 3 to 5 hours everyday. Children can be easily influenced by advertisements. They beg their parents to buy these products they see on television regardless if they need it or not. Children are bombarded with all sorts of advertisements. For example, food, clothing, electronics and toys. Research provided by the American Psychology Association shows that children under the age of eight are unable to understand advertisements on television and are most likely to accept these advertisements as being truthful. The targeting of children under eight should be prohibited.