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3 tips: How to teach children to watch commercials more closely

  • Written by Sarah Gretter, Senior Learning Experience (LX) Designer, Michigan State University
Teaching young people to analyze TV commercials will serve them well in other areas of life, researchers say.threerocksimages from www.shutterstock.com

With all the time that young people spend in front of screens these days – from TVs to laptops, cellphones and iPads – children are bound to see a lot of ads and commercials.

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