Parents

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  by Sandy Winn

  Created on: June 05, 2008   Last Updated: November 05, 2010

  Consumerism in children the fault of parents? Get out of here. Why, just yesterday on the news there

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  by Dawn Hawkins

  Created on: September 23, 2007   Last Updated: December 29, 2011

  Parents must wake up and realize that how their children are raised solely depends on their actions.

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  by Les Scammell

  Created on: April 10, 2009   Last Updated: April 12, 2009

  We are always looking to blame others when we find a fault in our society. We seem to like to blame

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  by Priscilla Benfield

  Created on: December 30, 2011

  We may live in a material world but just because we are bombarded with commercialism doesn't mean that

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  by margaret hillcroft

  Created on: November 30, 2008   Last Updated: December 01, 2008

  I really see no reason to "BLAME" anyone at all. Everyone involved in the syatem has responsibilities.

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  by Todd Pheifer

  Created on: April 11, 2008

  It is easy in today's society to blame the advertising industry for consumerism in our children. After

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  by Belinda Jolly

  Created on: September 18, 2008

  Parents have a huge responsibility when it comes to teaching children how to be smart customers and

• 8 of 20

  by Melanie Lewis

  Created on: June 21, 2007

  I feel it is the parents responsibility to teach their children the differences between right from wrong,

• 9 of 20

  by Bruce W. Coffman

  Created on: August 31, 2007

  Today's parents are always on the lookout for someone, anyone, to blame for their failings. The advertising

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  by Roy Comrie

  Created on: September 14, 2007

  Regardless what trends are evident in society at any given time , parents are ultimately responsible

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  by Phillippa Carlton

  Created on: August 02, 2007   Last Updated: January 17, 2008

  Ultimately the outcome of the influence of any advertising pressed upon children is down to the guidance

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  by L. M. Hosler

  Created on: June 19, 2007   Last Updated: June 20, 2007

  Ten years ago, a mere #100 million was spent on advertising aimed at children. Today it is estimated

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  by Kenda Robertson

  Created on: July 09, 2007

  The little girl with the silky pink ribbons in her hair and pink designer shoes on her feet screamed

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  by Christian Sonnier

  Created on: April 11, 2008

  Consumerism is at the heart of a capitalistic society such as the one we live in. With every economy

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  by Sue McCarty

  Created on: October 02, 2007

  Being the parent of four children, two of whom are now adults with children of their own and two in

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  by Shannon Lisa

  Created on: December 15, 2007

  Of course the real answer, as so many of them are, is in some ways 'both'...but truly most of the blame

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  by Jan Castagnaro

  Created on: July 24, 2007   Last Updated: September 14, 2010

  Debate: Are parents or the advertising industry to blame for consumerism in children?

  It seems there

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  by Danelle Karth

  Created on: April 11, 2008

  Sure it is easy to blame the manufactures for their bright colored packaging and the advertising industry

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  by B.A Smythe

  Created on: July 10, 2007

  I'm not saying that the advertising end is not without fault. But it is the parents who are most at

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  by sunseed

  Created on: November 23, 2007

  You really can not blame the advertisers for gearing their ads to the kids that will be the consumers