How can you tell if your daughter is dabbling with drugs? How can you help her to “just say no”? How can you enable her to drink responsibly and avoid binge drinking?
We should all be under no illusions – alcohol can be extremely dangerous for children and teenagers, and you are right to be concerned if you think that your daughter is drinking. While a single glass of wine for a 16 y...
Q, I have found an opened bottle of wine in my daughter’s bedroom (3/4 of the bottle had been drunk). She is 14 years old – what should I do? A. It is important that you do not rush to punish your daughter before you ...
Most parents that I meet are worried about their children coming into contact with drugs but the real social evil that should concern them is alcohol. With spirits retailing at less than £10.00 a bottle in supermarkets, ...
Q. I grounded my daughter for a month for drinking alcohol, the grounding finished today & I let her out with her friends. I got a call off the police tonight who had my daughter for being drunk & disorderly, I wa...
The issue of students keeping themselves awake with black coffee or Pro Plus is not a new one – but is the increasing popularity and availability of high caffeine colas and so-called ‘energy’ drinks caus...
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