With an average streaming time of 650 hours per year, utilizing streaming services like Netflix means avoiding 150 hours of commercials, research says. When it comes to children, that avoidance means parents will not have to be bombarded with constant demands for the latest new product being advertised. The lack of exposure to commercials for junk food could lead to healthier children, as well.

Key Takeaways:

• One of Netflix’s biggest advantages is its lack of ads. According to figures gathered by Exstreamist’s Jacob Klein, kids between 2 and 18 years old average 1.8 hours per day watching streaming TV.
• ving your kids from 150 hours of commercials might not mean they spend any less time in front of the screen, but it could stop them from begging for anything and everything they see advertised.
• In the future, maybe the TV will be the only place where your kids are safe from advertising.

“Saving your kids from 150 hours of commercials might not mean they spend any less time in front of the screen, but it could stop them from begging for anything and everything they see advertised, which is totally worth the $9 per month Netflix fee.”

https://www.fastcoexist.com/3063382/netflix-could-pay-for-itself-by-sparing-your-kids-150-hours-of-ads-a-year?partner=rss