What are the harmful effects of marketing to children?
What are the harmful effects of marketing to children? Child sexual exploitation, teen pregnancy, violence, sexual commercialism and the loss of self-esteem are some of the negative effects that high investment in advertising that explores childhood eroticism can cause. How does advertising affect children's behavior? Children's advertising exposure has been linked to less healthy food consumption, increased materialism, increased parent-child conflict, and negative body image among girls. Why is it unethical to market to kids? “Food marketing to kids is flat-out unethical and should stop.” The developmental vulnerabilities of children, along with the legal, ethical, and political pitfalls of encouraging...