Is Your Child Overloaded With Online Ads?

Oct. 20, 2009 -- Are you the parent of a Web-savvy kid who thinks that your child is overloaded with online ads? Are you especially concerned that junk food pushers are leading your kids down an unhealthy path?

Children are bombarded with hundreds of advertisements every day, and the web brings new and sometimes unexpected ways for advertisers to reach children. As kids surf the internet, on their home computer and mobile devices, parents might be surprised by how frequently their kids are confronted with these ads, and the unexpected ways that advertisers try to reach their children. This can be especially troubling when junk food ads masquerade as online games, hooking consumers at a young age.

Does your child play online games? Does he or she use social networking sites? If so, you might be surprised at the lengths that some advertisers will go to push products to your kids.

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