Some 95 percent of downloaded apps for kids ages 5 and under use at ... Many children aren’t capable of detecting “persuasive intent” in advertising until they’re at least 7 years old ...

Humor in advertising still is the most persuasive way to reach viewers, which figures because consumers want to be entertained when they watch TV. But commercials with children-and there seem to ...

“We were very skeptical about the power of food advertising on kids’ food choices, particularly when parents were available to potentially offset those influences," says lead author ...

YouTube’s big push into kids’ programming is under scrutiny ... “Children don’t understand the persuasive intent of advertising.” The coalition wants the FTC to “stop these and any ...

Ads on kids apps come in many forms ... deserve access to quality media that isn't saturated with marketing or persuasive design," Radesky said in an emailed statement. She added that ad content ...

Adults know better than to fall for this type of advertising, but we still do — so imagine how difficult it is for kids to recognize ... an understanding of persuasive intent.

And unfortunately, kids who are under 8 years old don't understand the persuasive power of advertising. In a similar vein to the aforementioned study, could young brains be manipulated for good ...

Meanwhile, the kids also were preparing for the annual writing proficiency test with in-class writing assignments. Two weeks before the Feb. 25 show, they were practicing persuasive writing.

It’s just what you expect from them. But here’s a list of basic, persuasive debate topics for elementary school kids. It might be fun to answer these yourself as you read them, even if you’r ...