Is it wrong to advertise fast food to children?

[Cold_navy]

The simple answer is no, and this is why.

We live in free market economy in which people can CHOSE what products they support and want to buy. Targeting advertisement towards children is designed to get them interested in a product so that they can ask their parents to buy it for them. This is no different than the millions of other targeted advertisements out there.

As the parent (I have three children by the way), it is my decision to either buy the product for my child or not to buy it. If my child throws a fit if I do not buy it, it is than again my responsibility as the parent to correct the situation.

People chose fast food because it’s both “cheap and easy”, meaning they can get in and get out with very little expense. Kids enjoy fast food because of the toy they receive with their meals.

If more parents acted like parents and less like babysitters, this would not be an issue.