The average American child sees over 100 advertisements a day, as the American Psychological Association claims. It seems like an outrageous quantity, but it is quite true if thought about. A child sees advertisements on television, computers, cell phones and sometimes even in the classroom or in schools, the only place that they are supposed to be free from the outside world. Advertisers have decided that if they want to strike gold, they need to target young children, especially due to the fact that they greatly influence what their parents spend their money on. It is quite shocking how advertisers use tactic to influence a child’s mind by practically brainwashing them with manipulative advertisements that star mascots or use toys or other…