flakes of nuisance » family http://mcneillfamily.com paying attention to distractions since 1958 Sat, 26 May 2012 23:17:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 BBC News – Parents who let children drink ‘fuel binge drinking’http://mcneillfamily.com/2009/12/17/bbc-news-parents-who-let-children-drink-fuel-binge-drinking/ http://mcneillfamily.com/2009/12/17/bbc-news-parents-who-let-children-drink-fuel-binge-drinking/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:15:14 +0000 admin http://mcneillfamily.com/?p=2866 Parents who allow their children alcohol at home may be increasing the chances of future drinking problems, says England’s chief medical officer.

Sir Liam Donaldson accused some parents of a “laissez-faire” approach and said letting children taste alcohol to ready them for adulthood was “misguided”.

“It is a major public health problem. Alcohol has a ruinous effect on the foundations of adult life. We see the tyranny of alcohol in our towns and city centres and too often childhood is robbed of its clear-eyed innocence and replaced with a befuddled futility that comes with the availability of dirt-cheap alcohol,” he [

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I taught me that

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‘he’s got his glasses on his face’

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74, 2, 17, 26, 35, 52, 4, 9

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yeah yeah I know …

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Early start tomorrow to ‘turn-up and ride’ with one of the local clubs on their Sunday club-run for my first time. Feel funny about this which is daft. Have already done drink, sandwiches and snacks (20.30). How [

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