Debt - Not in front of the Children

6 replies

happynewdad · 27/02/2006 13:16

Have a look at \link{http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/not4kids\this...}
Sign the petition to stop debt adverts on childrens' television channels.

Spent the morning with my little one and was amazed by the amount of loan/debt adverts on childrens tv and remembered seeing this a while ago.

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spursmum · 27/02/2006 13:21

One of the reasons I let my ds watch dvds instead of kids tv channels.
Signed, sealed and delivered.

WigWamBam · 27/02/2006 13:26

One of the reasons dd isn't allowed to watch Nick Junior.

I can't get onto the site to sign at the moment but when I can I will sign.

daisy1999 · 27/02/2006 13:28

I have used these ads to explain to my 6yr olds about how you should save and not get into debt. I am appauled by them seeing ad after ad for borrowing. It dawned on me one day that because we never talked about it they could believe that debt was normal and ok. This is then compounded for teenagers when they are forced into debt by the government if they want to go to university.
And we wonder why so many people are in debt. IMO this is a timebomb.

hovely · 27/02/2006 15:59

signed.

Orinoco · 27/02/2006 21:57

done.

My BIL's car was broken into the other day, and dd1 (age 5) said it's OK, Direct Line will sort it

daisy1999 · 28/02/2006 09:19

lol orinoco. My then 5yr old asked why we didn't buy Mr muscle because " it loves the jobs you hate mummy" .

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