Official - the uk worst place to grow up
 

The uk is now officialy the worst place to grow up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6359363.stm

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perhaps you could send that link to the P.C. brigade/do-gooders jen its dipsticks like that - that are the biggest contributary factor.

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Strange that we were in bottom place of industrial nations, with the USA next to bottom, yet they are probably the two most popular countries in the world with people from the third world, who want to emmigrate here....and have children.

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its a bit of a double edged sword

personally if i had the "freedom" to do it i wud move to sweden or denmark

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I'm not surprised by these findings but find it rather sad, agree though about parent responsibility.

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Goes to show what political interference has done. They helped create the dog it dog attitude and now they are having a bubbling session over it. This was the bit that cracked me up in the article;

Welfare Reform Minister Jim Murphy said the Unicef study was an "historic" report, which used some data which was now out of date.

Now would they have complained if it was showing the opposite???

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well most parents dont give a damn about their kids, thats why the kids are doing what they doing, they get away with what they want, and I believe that parents are to blame!:(

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I don't think it's most parents

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A good hiding would cure the little darlings but sadley the gov banned it hense what we have today.

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its them bringing em up, learning them whats right and wrong

true!

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I think there are too many parents these days that are happy to sit their children in front of the telly or computer, and do anything for an easy life. Children need discipline and direction, not necessarily a good hiding but they do need boundaries.

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In which case where do you draw the line. Who brought todays parents up? Your theory would suggest that they didn't do a very good job as their children don't know how to bring up children

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I think there's good and bad in every generation, maybe todays seem really bad just because its whats happening now!

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emmm i get your point, but most parents are to blame, you look at kids who are little ****s, and look at the parents...........
the kids round my end who are troublesome, thier parents are either drunk, or completely out of it or gobby just like the kids, they have to get it from someone! but i understand where your coming from.

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