12 Dec, 2012
Parents ‘should drink alcohol less in front of their children’ – The Independent
Parents should drink less in front of their children if they want to prevent their offspring becoming binge drinkers, a new report suggests today.
The authors of research by the think-tank Demos said it was “not enough” for parents to wait until their children were in bed before opening the bottle, because their interviews suggested “children are more aware than they are often given credit for.”
They added: “Nor does this mean that parents can never drink in the presence of their children. But it does mean that parents should bear in mind how frequently they are drinking – particularly in front of their children.”
Read the rest: Parents ‘should drink alcohol less in front of their children’ says report – The Independent.
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