Parents really have to work at explaining that. It's difficult for parents to be with children when they're watching because so many times both parents work nowadays. But if sometime after the fact they could sit down with the child and talk about the ads, they would really help them. That's important, she said, because research has shown that the average child between age 2 and 11 sees approximately 40,000 television commercials a year, while other research has shown that kids have enormous spending power. Advertisers, of course, are perfectly aware of those numbers.
Parents really have to work at explaining that.
Kennedy's research has also led her to look at how fashion models in advertising affect young girls. Again, she found that the role of parents in helping kids cope was crucial. Some even talked about symptoms of anorexia and bulimia. Commencement Exercises Dec. 21 Frank Hale, vice provost and professor emeritus at Ohio State University, will give the commencement address and will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree at the UNL commencement exercises Dec. 21. Approximately 1,350 students will receive degrees.