▶ Your Answer : There have been numerous debates about television advertising, and one of them is whether television advertising should be allowed to direct toward children whose age is two to five, or not. Although some people would think that those children should not be seen television advertising, I think that those advertisement is not necessarily a detrimental thing.
First of all, showing children television advertising would make them know about real life in their future. Majority of young children who are aged two to five will not have much opportunity to experience real life-going to somewhere that they have not gone, purchasing something that they want to buy, etc., because they are too young to go outside. All things that the children do are to be at home with their parents without any social contacts. By watching those advertisement which contains various aspects of society, they would get a sense of not only buying merchandises but also virtual life in the future, and the children will feel more ease with social interaction. For example, in the advertisements of sports equipment, one can easily see several aspects that form the society-people doing sports, harnessing sports equipment, supporting others in game, etc.
Second, the children could be more creative. As the children grow, they will know some factors in the television advertisement, such as the purpose of the advertising. By watching the promotion, they will soon recognize in what way the advertisement want to appeal their products. For example, I watched television all the day, and so the television advertisement when I was in a kindergarten. I was later able to guess massages that the advertisement wanted to deliver, and then focused on their promotion tactics. With this experience, I made my own advertisement by myself in my home and the kindergarten, which gave rise to my creativity.
To sum up, I think that there would be also positive aspects in showing young children television advertisements. They might nurture their sense of buying things, which is one the most important factors in life, and creativity.
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