text: should there be a ban on child-aimed tv ads?  why?   yes they should ban many of them. the argument really simply is that children are to young to understand the potential harm and brainwashing of advertising. most kids tv stations have adverts that actively encourage the child to nag their parents for the product and encourage the child to behave badly if they don't get what they want. it is done very subtly so many parents who aren't actively watching the programme, which is the most common (kids in one room with tv, parents in nearby room or doing something else in the same room)don't notice the adverts message. if an adult does not like an advert or isn't interested in the product they ignore it. it is not as simple for a child.  many of the large food and drink companies in us have realised that if you can, through adverts alone, get a child to associate fun and happiness with for example mcdonald's then that child, into complete adulthood, when tested, will subconsciously want to eat mcdonald's if they feel sad.