How do YOU teach your kids about booze?

I was on The Vanessa Feltz Show on BBC Radio London talking about the two mothers were refused alcoholic drinks in a pub because the barman said it   would “inappropriate” for them to drink in front of their children. You can read the story here in The Sunday Telegraph But how DO you teach your […]

What is the right age to allow young people to start drinking alcohol?

  Tots 100 UK Parent Blogs How old were you when you had your first alcoholic drink? We want to know all about your thoughts about kids and alcohol at a Twitter chat on Thursday evening, from 8pm to 9pm. We’ll be gathering together all your advice and experiences for a post on the Tots100 […]

Children whose parents divorce ‘more likely’ to become binge drinkers

  Children with parents who divorce or separate before they are five are more likely to become binge drinkers when they reach 16 than children with parents who remain together, a major new study has found. Read the article in The Daily Telegraph.   Have you heard of my “Separation – Putting Your Children First” […]

Curbing Teenage Drinking – When is it OK for your kids to start drinking?

Sir Liam Donaldson the Medical Chief recently launched five-point guide for parents on how to stop children abusing alcohol. As all my friends know, I like a glass of wine or two, but teenage drinking is a very big problem here in the UK and it needs your support, your confidence and your belief in your […]