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- elliotys, on 11/05/2009, -1/+16The problem still lies with the parents. They are the ones buying the crap for the kids. If your kid requests garbage food, as a responsible parent, you should not comply.
- toxicshok, on 11/05/2009, -0/+15You mean advertisers advertise to an audience that loves sugary sweets? Well no *****.
- mogebier, on 11/05/2009, -2/+14And it has been that way for decades.
Why is this a story? Are the people at this site really THAT ignorant? - eastwood24, on 11/05/2009, -1/+12This article has been brought to you in part by Lucky Strikes. 'Yes, Lucky Strikes, a relaxing cigarette that's your choice for taste and mildness'
- slvrbullet87, on 11/05/2009, -0/+5This has been happening forever... when i was a kid they tried to sell me every form of sugar imaginable... including salted sugar
- trafficlight, on 11/05/2009, -1/+6So what? Kids don't go to the grocery store. A parent just needs to put their foot down and say no.
- gordonp, on 11/05/2009, -0/+4Saturday morning TV for kids? Does that even exist anymore?
- Hetman, on 11/05/2009, -0/+4Why is the government using psa to try to stop billion dollar marketing? It is like shooting a bb at a train. It is not going to do much. It is just a waste of my money.
- FritoPendejo, on 11/05/2009, -0/+3Dear God, you're telling me that Taco Bell is delicious? Without all this food advertising, I would have never known that "fourth meal" would make me feel so good.
- Alli3388, on 11/05/2009, -0/+3And in other news, the sky is blue and cars have wheels.
- PowderedToasty, on 11/05/2009, -0/+3At least you interact with a computer instead of zoning out like a zombie.
- inactive, on 11/05/2009, -0/+3then when they hit their teens they flip it to MTV where "you're beautiful without the makeup" shows are on 24/7 followed by proactiv, clearasel, tooth whitening, and weight loss commercials.
- FearlessFreep, on 11/05/2009, -0/+3don't think he knows about second breakfast
- ModernTenshi, on 11/05/2009, -1/+4I like how these things are majorly obvious, but require a ton of "studies" to be done to "prove" it's true.
The matter is simple: kids like sweet, sugary, chocolately, fruity, and sometimes even gummy foods. Naturally the companies that make this stuff will advertise to the audience that would want it most: kids.
What needs to happen is parents just need to do their damn job and, you know, PARENT their kids. You think these food items are unhealthy for your kids, to the point at which you don't want them eating it? DON'T BUY IT. Yes, they will get upset, they may cry, they may throw a fit in the store, but guess what? KIDS DO THAT.
Now I'm not saying you need to be a total dick of a parent and never buy this stuff for your kids, instead choosing to let them have a few select things. Tell them, "Okay, I'll buy you Fruity Pebbles/Coacoa Puffs/Honey Combs, but I'm also going to buy some Cheerios, and you have to eat them on alternating days, not every day for breakfast." That's what's call being fair and reasonable, and teaches this value to your kids as well. Should they not understand, explain the health reasons to them, obviously in kid friendly ways. They throw a fit about it? Don't buy their favorites for a while. They've been good lately? Maybe let them have an extra day of their favorite.
Do the same thing with after school and lunch snacks. Had a pudding cup yesterday? Piece of fruit today. Throw a fit? No snacks for you. Been good? Here's a little extra treat for you.
Jeeze, I don't have a kid, and even I don't find this ***** hard.
Anyone wondering why cartoons on broadcast stations have been absolute ***** since about the start of this decade need to look no further than campaigns that sought to prevent ads for these types of products on broadcast networks, particularly during children's programming blocks. Legislation was passed that limited or prevented ads for those products from being shown on broadcast stations, and affiliates began to voice concern to the network heads that they couldn't generate revenue on kids shows. Eventually they cut back (some stations got rid of weekday programming), sold their programming block rights to third parties (this is why 4Kids controlled both Fox and CW Saturday morning shows for a while, until Fox told them to screw off over a licensing and cost dispute), or just stopped broadcasting kids shows all together.
You also had an act signed by Clinton that required them to show educational programming for a set amount of hours a week, but that didn't contribute nearly as much to the decline in weekday and Saturday morning programming block declines for kid's programming.
Should regulations like this be imposed on cable networks, I assure you the same thing will happen. - dbisping, on 11/05/2009, -0/+2i do believe you are referring to what's generally known as second breakfast.
- ZOMB3, on 11/05/2009, -0/+2Got Milk?
- swagv, on 11/05/2009, -1/+3By definition, just about any food in an ad is unhealthy. The only food items with marketing budgets are trying to either trick people with chemically-formulated, bogus health claims and the rest is just crap. Nobody ever advertises for broccoli or grapefruit.
- MWeather, on 11/05/2009, -0/+2When I have kids, I'll torrent all their shows.
- Animan351, on 11/05/2009, -0/+2Big ***** deal. You are their parent. You tell the kids they can't have it.
- askantik, on 11/05/2009, -0/+2You mean Froot Loops aren't a "Smart Choice"!?!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/05/business/05smart ... - MattB123, on 11/05/2009, -0/+2Where's the Froot?
- Streeks, on 11/05/2009, -0/+2There wouldn't be junk food to hit if you didn't purchase it. Like you said, you need to create an environment that encourages the right choices. Parents are the one's buying the food, not kids.
- PowderedToasty, on 11/05/2009, -2/+4Turn off your tv!!! Especially if you have kids! That ***** is poisonous. Why would you want a glaring propaganda machine right in your living room warping your sense of reality and making you stupider?
- oninbonin, on 11/05/2009, -0/+1BITCH, YOU FAT.
- asgardshill, on 11/05/2009, -0/+1Not a cough in a carload.
- FearlessFreep, on 11/05/2009, -0/+1Beef, it's what's for dinner
The Other White Meat - Paranor01, on 11/06/2009, -0/+1stop thinking black & white, this or that, etc.
parenting is one major factor, but not the only reason for things like this. - Brak710101, on 11/05/2009, -0/+1Learned from experience?
- Paranor01, on 11/05/2009, -1/+2It's also the will power of the parent over the child.
Yes, the parents are primarily the ones that create this power struggle, but kids go on & on & on & on & on & on & on & on & on & on Until a parent's mind breaks into submission.
Lots of reasons why kids are like this, and parenting is only 1 factor of several in it. The most important factor, but not exclusive. - Alli3388, on 11/05/2009, -0/+1Not sure I've heard of so many people becoming suicidal because of TV addiction though... Or Shooty.
- Greg2k, on 11/05/2009, -1/+2I watched plenty cartoons when I was little, yet McDonald's was always considered a treat, something you got occasionally as a recognition of not being an annoying brat. It IS the parenting.
- masterstghm, on 11/06/2009, -0/+1I thought it said "perversive."
- Angostura, on 11/05/2009, -0/+1Hurrah for CBBC and CBeebies!
- Alli3388, on 11/05/2009, -0/+1Plop them in front of the computer instead!
- alexduhgreat, on 11/05/2009, -0/+1I have to say this isn't news. Even more so who cares? Commercials are meant to sell you stuff, if you don't want to buy it don't! It's really that easy.
- bboyjkang, on 11/05/2009, -0/+1Only 1/5?
I remember flipping though saturday morning cartoons to see what kind of shows they had on these days
When it came to the commercial break, EVERY commercial was for a sugary breakfast cereal
Anyways, advertisements are null with good parenting
Also, there's no point in telling kids to be go out and be active if they're not taught about the reasons as to why they should be exercising
Every physical education class I've ever had to attend as a kid was a complete waste of time
Kids should be learning the basics of nutrition, anatomy, injury prevention, and kinesiology
I'm active today because I know about the benefits of exercising and maintaining a healthy weight, not because of all those hours playing dodgeball
From an article about how to execute a better tennis swing:
"Pronation means rotating the hand or forearm counter clockwise, so the palm faces forward, then downward, or, in the extreme, back. This has nothing to do with the degree of rotation, pronation merely describes the direction. If your hand was palm up and you rotated just 90 degrees to make it vertical, that forward direction is called pronation. The opposite is supination, rotating the hand or forearm clockwise so the palm either faces upwards or, if it was facing down to begin with, it turns upwards to face forward"
Instead of telling kids to go randomly hit tennis balls, teach them how to read these kinds of articles
Show them pictures and animations
No matter what sport you play, you can benefit from learning a little about kinesiology
If you're able to understand these kinds of articles, you'll become a better player, which will cause you to have more fun, and you'll be more motivated to keep playing the sport and performing any other physical activity
That takes care about the "being more active" part
When it comes to poor nutrition, show those brats an open-heart surgery or something - MrSteamTank, on 11/05/2009, -1/+2Sigh....
Don't people realize that their are ALWAYS terrible parents and simply saying it's ONLY the parent's responsibility is ridiculous. Taken to the extreme we can say why send our children to any public school at all because it's our parent's responsibility to educate us. The end result from this line of thinking is having generations of poorly socialized children raised by terrible parents which in turn raise their own bad children. Bad parents on top of this have a tendency to have more children than better parents and thus the cycle doesn't just continue but it worsens.
As a society it is our duty to ensure we have as many productive and well raised citizens as possible. To accomplish this goal we use something called the education system. The point of the public school system is to minimize the effects of poor parenting by providing the child with an environment that will mold him into an ideal citizen. To do this we must actually have a decent public school system that encourages ***** parents to keep their kids in school as long as possible and away from their corrupting grasp.
Seriously, why some people are against improving the public school system is beyond me. - photochopped, on 11/05/2009, -0/+0Ah well at least we still have fruit by the foot.
- getagirl, on 11/08/2009, -0/+0I hate to say it but yes, most people are not aware of what ingredients are truly in their foods and most don't even care. So if a lot of adults don't care what chance have the kids got!
http://www.healthandhappiness.devhub.com/ - GrammerPants, on 11/05/2009, -1/+1Got Milk filled with growth hormones?
- GrammerPants, on 11/05/2009, -1/+1Again, the parents are not the only group that needs to play a part.
- vipswiss, on 11/05/2009, -0/+0This is the problem in our country we blame junk food and ads. Junk food is innocent parents who buy this food for their kids are guilty. Unless you will teach children a proper nutrition and balanced meals they will have a lot of problems further in life.
- dbisping, on 11/05/2009, -2/+2i think that's dependent on where you live. cars are just as likely to not have wheels and be sitting in the front yard up on blocks in certain places.
- ZOMB3, on 11/05/2009, -3/+170% of 1/5 of commercials targeted towards kids are fast or junk food related. I'd tell you the exact percentage but t.v. and junk food have rotted my brain.
- GrammerPants, on 11/05/2009, -5/+2And the second they get away from the parents, they hit the junk food. Good parenting only goes so far, you need to create an environment that encourages the right choices as well.
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