what are negative effect of advertising
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Explanation:
1. Positive Impacts
Some of the positive effects of advertising on children are,
They can be a source of information. Certain advertisements, especially public service announcements present innovations and technological milestones that can offer a good learning opportunity to the child. Moreover, they also educate the children about the new products in the market.
Healthy food choices advertised the right way can also prompt the child to opt for a more balanced diet.
Certain advertisements, those for hygiene products can help inculcate good habits in the child.2. Negative Impacts
While there are a few positive influences of advertisements, they indeed fail to outweigh the negatives. Some of the adverse effects of advertising on children are,
Persuasion to purchase a product they like can be a real problem, as advertisers direct their marketing strategies towards children, the parents may have a stubborn child on their hands demanding that they buy a specific product for him.
The message of the advertisement may be interpreted the wrong way and children may tend to focus mainly on the negatives rather than the positives.
Certain advertisements portray stunts that can be very dangerous. Although they do come with a statutory warning, it may often be ignored, and kids may attempt to imitate these stunts.