Help for Parents

Below are our 11 articles in the help for parents' category:

Blocking Ads on the Internet
The Internet is an extremely appealing place for advertisers who want to target children. Not just because it’s largely unregulated, but because...
Blocking Ads on TV
Perhaps due to a heady combination of stress and sleep deprivation, parents have very simple dreams. One of them is probably working out a way to...
Complaining About Bad Ads
Have you ever flicked through a magazine or flopped down in front of the TV only to come across an advert that made you literally hopping mad? If...
Could Advertising Be Good for Kids?
Who’d want to admit being an advertising executive in charge of selling products to kids? Once upon a time, when they basked in the glow of the...
Fun Things to Do During Ad Breaks
As the programme segment ends the spell is broken and it's that time parents dread - the commercial break. Soon your quiet, well-behaved children...
How to Discuss Advertising With Your Children
In many ways advertising to kids is like the elephant that sits in the living room, but which nobody comments on. Those sickly-sweet animations,...
Making Play Time Less Commercial
Though it certainly looks like fun to parents, psychologists know that playtime is a serious matter. Play is the way that children learn to...
Moderating Your Children's Media Habits
When it comes to children and the media the wise old adage ‘everything in moderation’ still holds true. Unfortunately parents who want to moderate...
Questionnaire: Are Your Kids Too Exposed to Adverts?
Today our kids are growing up in a society more media-saturated than ever before – which means they’re more exposed to adverts than any other...
Questionnaire: Do You Feel Guilty About Saying No to Your Kids?
As a parent have you ever felt guilty that you can’t - or won’t - buy your kids the kind of heavily advertised branded toys and games that they see...
Saying 'No' to Your Children
When it comes to the persuasive power of adverts aimed at children, advertisers have parents and guardians comprehensively outnumbered. A child is...
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