It is a tragedy when anybody drowns because they are drunk!
If a child or young adult gets drunk and is picked up by the police then I think their parents should be made to accept responsibility for their offspring’s behaviour and given a warning of the dangers to drunken youngsters.
If the behaviour continues then the child’s parents should be fined heavily.
A heavy fine would soon encourage any irresponsible parent to teach their children the dangers of irresponsible behaviour.
What utter nonsense, were you born yesterday? Are you a parent?
If you think that my posting is utter rubbish please enlighten me with your comments about what you think should be done about binge drinking so that I can learn from your comments. If you cannot do this then please tell me what criteria you used to decide that what I have posted is utter rubbish?
I would be very interested to hear what other people think on this subject. Please give your opinion.
stan ley.
stan ley wrote:It is a tragedy when anybody drowns because they are drunk! If a child or young adult gets drunk and is picked up by the police then I think their parents should be made to accept responsibility for their offspring’s behaviour and given a warning of the dangers to drunken youngsters. If the behaviour continues then the child’s parents should be fined heavily.
When I was about 12 or 13 for a period of time my parents bought me some small bottled beers (French ones they were) from the supermarket. Never poored them down me as I was still getting accustomed to the taste. I think this gave me a more mature approach to alcohol. In France, it is customary to let children have wine with their meals and it appears as if young French people predominantly grown up very well balanced. Also, my parents preferred that I drink rather than smoke. I'm a non-smoker to this day. I never abused the liberties that my parents gave me when I was young.
I've always continued to enjoy alcohol because of the taste and social enjoyment as opposed to 'just getting lashed', despite going through a silly phase in my late teens and early twenties as a student with a part time job. Booze is seen as cool, with cans of Stella Artois being right at the top amongst the working class.
Maybe the solution is for the Brits to promote the close family unit? It seems like parents want their children to go out of the house after teatime so that they can watch the television in peace whereas in other European countries such as the aforementioned France and Italy, children are encouraged to join in with the family, have a nice meal around the table rather than on 'TV trays' in front of the telly.
Perhaps the root of this binge drinking and anti social behaviour is whether or not the children feel loved by their parents? It does seem to me that having children is seen by a high percentage as a human right. Adults should seriously think about where they are in life if they decide to have children My eldest sister keeps hinting to me that, at the age of 30, I should now settle down and start a family. Ironically, she is divorced with three children. Personally speaking, I have no desire to start a family, let alone the social irresponsibility of it all. I am a low wage earner who is just about paying the mortgage on a 'non child friendly' flat.
When children as young as 9 are being rushed to A+E for being ill from the effects of alcohol ,It shows me what sought of parents are out there now.This government seems to take alotof the underlying causes of the family break-downs, Children having children ,intentional single mothers, rewarding them with a wealth of benefits and a nice flat or house. Its just one ever increasing circle of low life chavs.Boy gets girl pregnant , wow =flat =benefits=baby born=more benefits +relation ship don't work out. Single parent get the the same amount of benefits as a couple.New boy moves in he don't like little baby it ain't his,boy drinks and does drugs .Baby falls or jumps out of boys arms.If this child can survive his early years in this way of life, whats the chance by the time he gets 8or 9 the lad turns to yobbish behavior or cider.Can't this government see there are far more problems with booze and young people than any other legal substances.
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