In 2010, the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its concern about the effect of advertising. It noted that young people see ads everywhere— on television, online, in magazines, and on...

In 2010, the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its concern about the effect of advertising. It noted that young people see ads everywhere— on television, online, in magazines, and on billboards—and that the average child in the United States views more than 3,000 advertisements per day. In recent years, ads have become increasingly prevalent in other youth-oriented media, including video games and social networking websites.