... than 6 or even 8 years of age do not understand that the purpose of advertising is to sell a product. Also, children have trouble distinguishing between ads and programs. Yet, the average child may see more than 20,000 TV commercials each year. In addition, there are some television programs for children which are actually hour-long commercials for expensive toys and ... promote rampant consumerism and materialism, it is evident that television has the potential to be a detrimental influence on the growth and development of children, which can negatively affect the individual, family and...

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