The fear of crime and road accidents has led to traditional play being supplanted by trips to shopping centres and theme parks, and home-based activities such as TV and computers, it warned.
It means children are being targeted by a rising tide of advertising – some with inappropriate sexual content – from the youngest ages.
Not enough is yet known about the effects on their mental health, the inquiry said.
‘It is important to note here that children can serve as vehicles for parental consumption, and particularly for the conspicuous display of high-status goods, well before they are able to articulate their own wants or needs.’ … Continue Reading
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