Yea but as someone mentioned. We are not living in the 90s. A little plastic toy is not something kids want these days. So i highly doubt this can have a negative effect on their business.
Maya specifically asks for Buger King and Wendy's because of those little plastic toys.
Tusche. Guess i can not fully comment on that then since im not a parent. But does this not strike you as bribery of sorts?
While I agree that doing this is no better than having cartoon characters hawk cigarettes, I don't see why the government needs to get in between my child and my parenting.
Do not underestimate the ability of kids being able to play with anything. This is not something restricted to a time period, but has been true since the dawn of mankind. Even in the day of videogames, kids still love everything. It's just how they work. As we get older we seem to lose the ability, well most of us anyway, which is such a shame.
When I had a job, working at a gasoline station. We were instructed to give candy to kids. This serves several purposes. Parents need to tank, kids in the backseat demand to come back there, parents being nice actually do that. It also creates a connection to the brand, and when those kids get older, there is a big chance that they will get their gas from a specific station/brand. It's quite ingenious and evil.
Heh guess you are right about that. Again i probably dont really have to much right to comment, since im not a parent.
Watching Maya grow up has been the most informative period of my life hands down. Watching a tiny human life that is utterly defenseless in everyway and quite literally a blank slate with some instincts turn into a functional (if hyperactive) human being has been utterly without words to aptly describe. She can busy herself with a rubber band for hours and leave a $50 toy that interacts with her, speaks and makes movement or light shows sitting alone in a corner. That's not to say that fancy toys don't grab her attention, but I've seen her play with just two rocks from the driveway for hours.Do not underestimate the ability of kids being able to play with anything. This is not something restricted to a time period, but has been true since the dawn of mankind. Even in the day of videogames, kids still love everything. It's just how they work. As we get older we seem to lose the ability, well most of us anyway, which is such a shame.
The fancy toys are not for the kids, they are for the parents. Give the parents a good feeling about themselves spending the money. Kids could not care less. Sure certain things get hyped, but in the end. Nothing is as versatile as a rubber band!
Evil being the word. Using Kids who think nothing bad as pawns for schemes. Then again i was never one for that sort of stuff. I was happiest when i was jumping with the bike or climbing trees.Do not underestimate the ability of kids being able to play with anything. This is not something restricted to a time period, but has been true since the dawn of mankind. Even in the day of videogames, kids still love everything. It's just how they work. As we get older we seem to lose the ability, well most of us anyway, which is such a shame.
When I had a job, working at a gasoline station. We were instructed to give candy to kids. This serves several purposes. Parents need to tank, kids in the backseat demand to come back there, parents being nice actually do that. It also creates a connection to the brand, and when those kids get older, there is a big chance that they will get their gas from a specific station/brand. It's quite ingenious and evil.
Box > Rubber Band. Proven over and over.
I'm not going to accuse you of being a bad parent, but you have to admit that there are a lot of bad parents. Over 10% of kids have a pretty terrible home situation, even with government intervention. I have no doubt that the kids taken away from people you know were taken for good reason, as I don't inherently think goverment employees are different from normal people. I mean, if you worked in social services, would you want to separate a child from its parents? I think not.
That's fine. Banning a product as a whole. Schools have a parenting role too, and this is a proper way of doing it. However checking lunchboxes is taking it too far, because that's up to the parents.
