Molly you are right! In UK the government seems to be telling parents what to do in every aspect of their parenting. I strongly disapprove because in a way it seems to suggest that people can not be effective parents without experts to guide them. This is absolute nonsense, parents need to face up to their responsibilities, give the child love as well as clear and consistent guidelines and teach them to respect others. If they start as they mean to go on we wouldn't have as many out of control teens and rude, selfish adults. Instead of suffocating everyone with the 'nanny state' the government should focus their attention on the people who clearly need help with parenting.
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