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Mixed messages
Commercials give youth the wrong impression
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Two television commercials of late promote that it is better for our youth to stay glued to their video games, TV programs and toys, all of which encourage them to stay indoors and shun the outside.First is an ad for the national toy retail giant Toys R Us. It features kids on a bus with what looks like a park ranger at the front. He is telling them they are about to go into the woods to explore the wilderness, learn about nature and spend time in the great outdoors.The children seem uninterested.