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without a doubt parents need to be aware of marketing used to influence their kids random thoughts Send a noteboard - 05/11/2010 07:29:06 PM
Or themselves for that matter. That is why we don't allow my daughter to watch kid’s programming that has direct marketing, or that much TV in general since there is so much indirect marketing.


I can only speak for my kids but for them at least I would say the importance of the toy is over rated. They want it of course but half the time they are bored with it before we even leave the restaurant. If you let my daughter choose where to eat there is only about a 20% chance she will pick McDonalds. She is more likely to pick CCs pizza or Dickey's barbeque (she likes their macaroni and cheese) and neither gives out toys. That could be that we limit her trip there enough that it hasn’t had a big impact her but so far the lure of cheap toys loses to macaroni and cheese pizza and yes it as bad as it sounds.
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San Francisco Bans The Happy Meal - 04/11/2010 04:00:12 AM 1936 Views
Great. Now I'll never finish my Polly Pocket army. *NM* - 04/11/2010 05:10:26 AM 545 Views
now, they only really banned the toy that comes with the happy meal if it doesn't meet guidelines - 04/11/2010 06:32:46 AM 1223 Views
yup - 04/11/2010 09:23:44 AM 1253 Views
Indeed. *NM* - 04/11/2010 09:36:53 AM 477 Views
Yes *NM* - 04/11/2010 10:59:52 AM 533 Views
the government should not have to right to say how I feed my child - 04/11/2010 01:37:41 PM 1066 Views
I find feeding happy meals to children far more appalling. - 04/11/2010 01:39:13 PM 1020 Views
what you like to eat really isn't the point though - 04/11/2010 02:13:31 PM 1164 Views
I know, I was just saying that McDonald's is crappy, period - 04/11/2010 02:16:19 PM 1000 Views
the government limits the kind of advertising your child sees during saturday morning cartoons - 04/11/2010 03:36:47 PM 953 Views
that isn't even close to the same thing - 04/11/2010 04:15:09 PM 1069 Views
Don't forget the removal of more and more activity. - 05/11/2010 12:32:03 AM 917 Views
yeah that is why kids are getting fat - 05/11/2010 04:26:38 AM 963 Views
wow, ever consider that political leanings have nothing to do with my opinion - 05/11/2010 11:59:15 AM 1142 Views
your the one who wanted to bring your politics into it - 05/11/2010 12:23:08 PM 992 Views
uhm, what? I said no such thing. - 05/11/2010 12:33:22 PM 1134 Views
maybe I spend to much time arguing with Joel - 05/11/2010 02:20:34 PM 1068 Views
that is likely the case - 05/11/2010 03:26:46 PM 1176 Views
it is exactly the same thing you're just trying to dance around the issue - 05/11/2010 06:31:26 AM 1140 Views
saying something does not make it true - 05/11/2010 12:17:00 PM 1137 Views
what choices are you being denied? - 05/11/2010 02:59:00 PM 979 Views
well I can't buy my kid a happy meal with toy in it - 05/11/2010 04:43:44 PM 979 Views
The metric system rocks *NM* - 04/11/2010 09:18:29 AM 677 Views
Good! *NM* - 04/11/2010 09:36:21 AM 671 Views
I wouldn't touch the metric system with a 1.038m pole *NM* - 04/11/2010 10:47:51 AM 655 Views
You mean 3.048m (10 feet) *NM* - 04/11/2010 05:22:58 PM 620 Views
Yes...don't know where I got 1.038m from *NM* - 05/11/2010 01:24:21 AM 628 Views
The law is just fighting a small symptom of a much bigger problem - 04/11/2010 11:24:19 AM 1312 Views
yes - 04/11/2010 11:47:47 AM 1350 Views
make something idiot-proof and we'll just make better idiots... - 05/11/2010 06:33:54 AM 986 Views
100% agree, in respect to this and other related subjects. - 04/11/2010 01:42:32 PM 1204 Views
why do you think Wendy's is more healthy than McDonalds? - 05/11/2010 04:30:54 AM 1190 Views
it's not MUCH more healthy. - 05/11/2010 12:00:31 PM 987 Views
I don't think the toy is that big of a draw for kids, really. - 04/11/2010 05:11:10 PM 1032 Views
The toys were a definite draw for mine - 05/11/2010 08:20:05 AM 1067 Views
Perhaps - 05/11/2010 07:41:17 PM 1191 Views
Here in Aus we have fruit bags, and water etc. options for Happy Meals - 04/11/2010 12:32:16 PM 1042 Views
The healthier variety is starting to become more common in kids meals. - 04/11/2010 12:50:44 PM 1161 Views
milk or juice have ALWAYS been options, and every mcdonalds i've been to has offered the apples. *NM* - 04/11/2010 01:36:34 PM 608 Views
Too bad milk and juice are horrible choices too. *NM* - 04/11/2010 10:54:36 PM 651 Views
uhmm, bullshit. - 04/11/2010 11:39:09 PM 1193 Views
Juice is nothing but sugar and milk as healthy is debatable. - 05/11/2010 12:37:34 AM 1181 Views
juice is not just sugar. - 05/11/2010 02:11:12 AM 1145 Views
I'm not talking about juicing vegetables and fresh fruit. - 05/11/2010 03:06:54 AM 1106 Views
no it was not clear. You merely said "Juice" - 05/11/2010 03:16:01 AM 1170 Views
Milk is delicious. And it (when low-fat/skim) isn't actively bad for you. - 05/11/2010 03:33:53 AM 944 Views
I know, but...just...EW. - 05/11/2010 03:43:49 AM 1233 Views
but it is yummy and you make yummy things out of it - 05/11/2010 02:47:37 PM 956 Views
I like the yummy foods made, I admit. - 05/11/2010 03:35:28 PM 1004 Views
Agreed, as long as it's treated the right way (i.e. not the American way). *NM* - 05/11/2010 09:56:16 AM 614 Views
Please elaborate. - 05/11/2010 01:27:45 PM 1132 Views
I remember the first time I came to Northern America (Canada, then) and tried drinking milk... - 05/11/2010 04:44:01 PM 1184 Views
You can get UHT milk - 05/11/2010 04:47:53 PM 1013 Views
I think what you describe... - 05/11/2010 05:21:35 PM 1123 Views
Indeed it is. - 05/11/2010 05:49:48 PM 1042 Views
How about the water? - 05/11/2010 06:24:09 PM 991 Views
No idea... didn't really notice anything there. - 05/11/2010 06:40:16 PM 1112 Views
Tap water in Philly tasted sooo much like chlorine - 08/11/2010 11:43:36 AM 1100 Views
No UHT in Scandinavia, though - 05/11/2010 06:34:17 PM 1140 Views
Oh yeah, that UHT milk is evil. *NM* - 05/11/2010 09:30:35 PM 636 Views
OK. My bad. - 05/11/2010 04:11:53 AM 1232 Views
Re: juice is not just sugar. - 05/11/2010 01:11:06 PM 1062 Views
so what do you think kids should drink? - 05/11/2010 04:28:36 AM 1108 Views
Do this little experiment. Please. - 05/11/2010 12:53:49 PM 983 Views
that is why my kids drinks milk or water and not juice 99% of time - 05/11/2010 02:03:08 PM 1046 Views
Of course! - 05/11/2010 02:11:35 PM 1174 Views
I am fighting my wife right now over the yogurt in a tube crap - 05/11/2010 02:35:41 PM 971 Views
Ok did some math. - 05/11/2010 04:35:48 PM 1227 Views
she buys Horizon which is 57 grams 10 of which are sugar - 05/11/2010 05:16:22 PM 1074 Views
I'm with you on this one. *NM* - 05/11/2010 12:37:59 PM 605 Views
it is - 04/11/2010 02:11:44 PM 1289 Views
This is pretty stupid. - 04/11/2010 02:13:17 PM 1152 Views
That part was a bit of hyperbole, I'm afraid. *NM* - 04/11/2010 03:01:52 PM 640 Views
Not very much! - 04/11/2010 03:04:58 PM 1038 Views
And - 04/11/2010 03:17:34 PM 1230 Views
Re: And - 04/11/2010 03:27:12 PM 1159 Views
You know what? - 04/11/2010 03:35:54 PM 924 Views
I feel so exploited now - 04/11/2010 03:31:26 PM 1347 Views
*dons detective hat* Very interesting... - 04/11/2010 03:35:08 PM 956 Views
Re: *dons detective hat* Very interesting... - 04/11/2010 03:57:04 PM 1191 Views
Another hint - 04/11/2010 04:02:54 PM 1098 Views
Re: Another hint - 04/11/2010 04:23:28 PM 1133 Views
Ah, Republicans and sex scandals. They go together like beer and kebabs, - 04/11/2010 04:29:19 PM 990 Views
So, that would make him mexican? *NM* - 04/11/2010 06:54:03 PM 620 Views
Hmm - 04/11/2010 04:27:00 PM 1032 Views
40 hours? Really? - 06/11/2010 06:59:57 PM 1119 Views
Wow. *NM* - 04/11/2010 11:56:45 PM 614 Views
No kidding. *NM* - 05/11/2010 03:08:20 AM 596 Views
All we need is for someone else to pay for our national defense and we can do it *NM* - 04/11/2010 04:16:28 PM 640 Views
That makes me even less likely to enjoy those last 8 hours. - 09/11/2010 03:12:53 PM 990 Views
They should ban something which may have effect instead. - 04/11/2010 02:27:05 PM 1212 Views
The toys do have effect. It's a positive reinforcer to eating the meal. - 04/11/2010 10:57:49 PM 944 Views
So it's back to being a small cheeseburger meal then? *NM* - 04/11/2010 02:30:34 PM 638 Views
What a bunch of morons. - 04/11/2010 06:45:31 PM 1207 Views
these are the same people who keep sending Pelosi back year after year *NM* - 04/11/2010 06:49:16 PM 477 Views
I accidentally posted this in the wrong spot. I reposted below to the original thread. - 04/11/2010 11:22:32 PM 1157 Views
Re: - 05/11/2010 12:02:41 AM 1001 Views
I'm not sure what your point is. - 05/11/2010 12:42:14 AM 953 Views
That fast food is not inherently bad/unhealthy. - 05/11/2010 01:16:51 AM 1162 Views
Many here don't seem to understand the purpose of the toy. - 05/11/2010 12:43:27 AM 1192 Views
I think you should assume we're not idiots - 05/11/2010 02:05:51 AM 1030 Views
I never said anybody was an idiot. - 05/11/2010 04:09:51 AM 1335 Views
kids of the happy meal age should not be deciding what they get to eat - 05/11/2010 04:37:43 AM 1241 Views
This. - 05/11/2010 02:00:32 PM 959 Views
Re: kids of the happy meal age should not be deciding what they get to eat - 05/11/2010 06:27:21 PM 1106 Views
without a doubt parents need to be aware of marketing used to influence their kids - 05/11/2010 07:29:06 PM 1048 Views
Your overly-simplified psychology is wrong - 05/11/2010 01:58:55 PM 1162 Views
raw milk is banned because of the potential of illness. - 05/11/2010 06:20:01 PM 1111 Views
You miss my point (or helped me make it) - 05/11/2010 07:58:59 PM 998 Views
because raw milk SALE AND DISTRIBUTION does not only affect the individual. - 05/11/2010 08:37:10 PM 1296 Views
Excuse me, I have a degree in psychology and I have oversimplified nothing. - 05/11/2010 06:42:24 PM 1257 Views
Like others have said... - 05/11/2010 08:03:09 PM 1193 Views
Jesus Christ. Are you daft or what? - 05/11/2010 11:04:41 PM 976 Views
silly rabbit, science is for suckers!! - 06/11/2010 12:28:31 AM 1067 Views
psychology is a pseudoscience - 10/11/2010 07:13:52 PM 1761 Views
Well - 06/11/2010 07:27:51 PM 1277 Views
As a mother of a Wongy Junior all of 9 years... - 08/11/2010 03:07:00 AM 1280 Views
if they wanted to have a real impact they would ban drive throughs *NM* - 05/11/2010 04:39:52 AM 603 Views
My opinion: This is bad form. - 05/11/2010 01:18:25 PM 1097 Views
oO but that's what's so AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS about soda.. - 06/11/2010 02:02:45 AM 1120 Views
Yet again government not letting people make their own decisions - 10/11/2010 03:01:15 AM 1211 Views

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