Creating Little Consumers

Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events, Videos

I see this propensity in my own kids. To take no action is to let someone else, without question, raise my children.

(HT:Z)

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Permalink | Comments (6) | Jun 21, 2010

6 Responses to “Creating Little Consumers”

  1. Steve H Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 5:42 am

    5 words that my daughter learned very early, I mean like at 2.

    “They’re trying to trick me.”

    You’d be amazed at how well a toddler grasps this concept as you push their buggy down the aisles where all the kid stuff is at eye level. Now, when she sees a cool looking, but cheaply made toy, or flashy packaging she asks me, “Dad, are they trying to trick me into thinking I need that?”

  2. MK Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 6:05 am

    I like that. Like the sense of wariness. Shrewd as snakes and all…

  3. Steve Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 9:43 am

    Dang Steve, that’s awesome! Smart little girl.

    So wait, don’t all your kids have cell phones by now? Shouldn’t they be texting their friends all the time at this age?
    That’s one thing that blows me away: the number of elementary school kids with cell phones. I seriously can’t wrap my brain around it.

    I remember reading something about Facebook, texting, and all of our modern “social necessities” (HAHA) keeping us constantly occupied so we never have time to reflect on ourselves and recognize our need for God.

  4. Becky Dietz Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 10:32 am

    They advertised towards us as kids in the ’50′s & 60′s. It’s just that our parents had learned one word really well: “No.”

  5. dip rippy Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 10:56 am

    Steve H.,
    I hope your daughter’s sensibilities rub off on my daughter. I think they’re actually having a play date today too — bonus!
    Now if we can keep both Mickey, and Levi from wanting a Nintendo DSi like their cousins have.

  6. Heather Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    I don’t have kids, but I’ll definitely think about this when I do. I like the “They’re trying to trick me” idea. We didn’t have it this succinctly, but I do think my parents turned me into a smart consumer, always looking at advertisements and the like. And it was also modeled to me, in that my parents rarely went out and bought new gadgets, not because we couldn’t afford it, but because we didn’t need it.

    On the other hand, I did have some branded stuff (Care bears sheets, a Strawberry Shortcake sleeping bag, etc). If it’s something you would buy anyway, might as well get something your kids will really like.

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