Mixed Messages On Raising Children Plunge Parents Into Confidence Crisis; Poll Reveals Confusion Over What Is 'Right' and 'Wrong'
Sunday Herald › October 25, 2004
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PARENTS across Scotland are worried they are failing to bring up their children properly after a "confusing" slew of mixed messages from politicians and the media.
As National Parents' Week begins today, a new survey has found that issues such as smacking, truancy and teenage delinquency have divided parents and left them uncertain and confused about the correct way to bring up their children.See the full content of this document
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Mixed Messages On Raising Children Plunge Parents Into Confidence Crisis; Poll Reveals Confusion Over What Is 'Right' and 'Wrong'
More than half of all Scots believe too much emphasis is placed on telling parents what they are doing wrong and not enough on supporting, rewarding and celebrating families.
The study, funded by the Scottish Executive, has discovered almost a quarter of Scots parents worry "all the time" about whether or no...See the full content of this document
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