Please sign the petition to STOP debt ads on Children's TV

[MarsLady]

petition here!

Glad someone has started this cos it's ridiculous having these ads in the middle of children's programmes!

sorry shan't be signing it - I'm not quite sure what the 'issue' is TBH

I hate this ads on kids' channels, and the other one is mortage companies

what 'should' be advertised on kids TV??

done it

explanation of campaign here

DSs will come in very useful should we ever run out of money

tbh, I prefer the loan ads because every time one is shown, it's one less toy advert for that slot.

sorry still don't see what the 'real' issue is

Yes DS1 (4yrs old) comes out with comments related to the ads, but as he grows older we'll continue to teach him about the 'value' of money - and debts...

Toy adverts - resulting in kids thinking they can have every toy under the sun

Car adverts - not only showing how 'cheap' these cars are, but also how fast they can go....

Supermarket ads - showing kids (and adults) messing around on shopping trolleys etc etc

That new 'sugar free' lollipop advert - so sweets are obviously 'ok' (try explaing the difference in the shop to a 4yr old between a 'sugar free' lollipop and a normal one).

"The results showed a shockingly high number of parents are being badgered by their children to take out loans with companies such as Ocean Finance and Norton Finance."

Well, I'm sorry but if they're going to take financial advice from their child then they really need to look at their IQ. I think it's far worse for the children to be bombarded with adverts for expensive toys, sugar laden foods like those "baby pop" things and junk food. I would sign a petition against those.

done

Thankyou Soupy - though I was perhaps the only one

done

I'd rather my child pester me to take out a loan then to buy an expensive toy. A loan is an ethereal thing they really don't understand, a toy is tangible and real.

lol soupy and you a woman with so little care of your mobile lol

It's OK, DSs can tell me several places to get a new one at a good price.

PMSL

I don't agree with advertising on Childrens' TV full stop. I only allow dd to watch Cebeebies for that very reason. In Sweden it is not permitted to have junk food ad's on childrens TV and they have very little child obesity. Pester power is a potent marketing tool that feeds on stressed time-poor parents. It is my ambition that my child will get to school age before she finds out about Ronald McDonald.

Let's blame adverts, shall we? What happened to parents telling their children, "No"?

snurk at soupy

But that doesn't happen like that, does it, HF? On NickJr, don't they just have ads between programmes?

Children's TV has to be funded somehow - adverts or subscription.

i complained about the animal abuse ones they show on boomerang. got a letter saying i was oversensitive and they are more lenient with charities. it's such a help to know that when dd cries over what she sees on them {shrug}

Surley debt ads will deter childen from getting in debt when there older??

I'm sorry if I sound harsh but, I'm tired of hearing that we're always finding others to blame for our own mistakes or faults. If YOU are the parent, then YOU should be able to tell your child no, it's as simple as that. If you are letting your child dictate to that degree then there's a problem.

I cant see the problem with them being shown in kids TV. If they are going to be banned banthem all the time cso they are so bloody annoying. Ive had many chats with dss about this and we sat down and looked at the maths in simple terms. great way of 1. getting a maths lesson in 2. teaching them the value of money and 3. showing them that these ads are placed by conartists. Dss was totally shocked when I showed him how much money you would have to pay back. I did this using the example of his pocket money.

Have to say he then decided that a job as a money lender might be quite good