Parents in denial, but kids learn drinking habits early
Stephen Lunn; 20/6/08
Children as young as two pick up attitudes to alcohol consumption from their parents that will shape their drinking patterns as adults. Yet the vast majority of parents continue to believe their own drinking has no influence on their children. Child psychologist John Irvine said children began at the age of two to mimic their parents’ activities, be it mopping the floor or holding a drink. “At that age they become aware of what the main people in their life do,” Dr Irvine told The Australian yesterday. “It is a survival mechanism. They can’t experience everything so they rely on cues from their parents to stay safe. “About 90per cent of what they learn from parents isn’t from being told, it’s from how they’re told or from the actions of the mum and dad.”
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23892563-5013404,00.html
Boozing parents influence kid: survey; 20/6/08; http://news.theage.com.au/national/boozing-parents-influence-kid-survey-20080620-2tow.html
Anti-boozing ads aimed at parents
Julian Lee; 20/6/08
Parents will be the target of a TV ad campaign that highlights how hard drinking in the home could cause teenagers to become alcohol abusers.The $3.5 million campaign, paid for by the alcohol industry and the Federal Government, avoids the finger-wagging attitude of many social marketing campaigns and for the first time aims the message at parents.The Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, has denied her own Grim Reaper-style ad campaign - which the Prime Minister said would “scare the living daylights” out of binge-drinking teenagers - had fallen behind schedule.
See: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/antiboozing-ads-aimed-at-parents/2008/06/19/1213770827344.html
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