Official - the uk worst place to grow up

shillelagh · 13-02-2007, 22:32

The uk is now officialy the worst place to grow up

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

cashman · 14-02-2007, 00:07

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

garinda · 14-02-2007, 00:53

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.

mani · 14-02-2007, 02:08

its a bit of a double edged sword

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

grego · 14-02-2007, 08:04

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

SPUGGIE J · 14-02-2007, 08:05

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Welfare Reform Minister Jim Murphy said the Unicef study was an "historic" report, which used some data which was now out of date.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

panther · 14-02-2007, 10:08

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!

lancsdave · 14-02-2007, 10:12

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Originally Posted by panther

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!

I don't think it's most parents

SPUGGIE J · 14-02-2007, 10:12

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Originally Posted by panther

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!

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

panther · 14-02-2007, 10:28

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

I don't think it's most parents

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

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

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

true!

grego · 14-02-2007, 10:30

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.

lancsdave · 14-02-2007, 10:31

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Originally Posted by panther

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

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

grego · 14-02-2007, 10:38

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

panther · 14-02-2007, 10:38

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.

WillowTheWhisp · 14-02-2007, 10:49

There seems to be a general idea that if there's a problem you solve it by throwing money at it but I don't believe that's the answer.

Discipline and spending time with children count for more than material goods in how the child develops.