A Good Childhood is the conclusion of a three-year survey by theChildren's Society, which was carried out by 11 experts and hadcontributions from 30,000 children and adults.
Issues highlighted in the wide-ranging report include the impact offamily breakdown and a new youth culture, which has led to advertisersincreasingly targeting children through television and the internet.
According to the report, children spend 21 hours a week in front oftelevision, video games or the internet.
It blames advertisers for targeting children with junk food, and saysthat the more a child is exposed to television and the internet the morematerialistic they become, with consequences for their mentalhealth.
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