If your kids watch any commercial television, then you are probably familiar with the frenzy that occurs when a commercial for some cool new toy comes on. Do the TV ads give you ideas for what toys you might want to buy your kids for birthdays, holidays or any other time?
This holiday season, I had a little trouble at first thinking of what to get for my kids. I noticed, however, that I did not take any stock in their reactions to any TV ads they saw. Sure, every once in a while a toy we all think looks pretty neat will pop up on an ad, but for the most part, their ad exuberance is just momentary and hardly means that the toy would bring any lasting satisfaction if I did go out and buy it.
I like toy catalogs -- especially the ones that have those great learning and brain challenging toys -- and I even like the paper or online store ads that help me see what is on sale or what the popular items are currently, but I don't appreciate the TV commercials. Hence the reason we love the kids' channels that are commercial free.
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