22-11-2006, 01:30
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Super Nanny Blair to spend £4m
Tony Blair “I don't believe any government can ignore parents' cries for help”
The prime minister and three government ministers revealed on Tuesday radical plans to support parents of children who are involved in anti-social behaviour.
The £4m pilot scheme across 77 areas will involve parenting experts providing families with evidence-based parenting classes or one to one support where the parents say they have lost control of their children.
Frontline staff, such as social workers or teachers, will offer the service as an early intervention to avoid families ending up being served with parenting orders or anti-social behaviour orders (ASBO) by the courts.
Tony Blair said "an overwhelming majority" of people would welcome outside assistance.
"This should be no surprise given the huge popularity of all those television programmes in which experts help parents with their problem kids. So I don't believe any government, particularly one determined to tackle anti-social behaviour, can ignore parents' cries for help.
"The nanny state argument applied to this is just rubbish. No-one's talking about interfering in a normal family life. But life isn't normal if you've got 12-year-olds out every night drinking and creating a nuisance on the street with their parents either not knowing or not caring. In these cases, a bit of nannying with sticks and carrots is what the local community needs," he said.
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