Thursday, September 14, 2006

Parents Want Concrete Support Not Parenting Lessons / Medical News Today, 11 Sep 2006

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=51428&nfid=nl
"Government plans to spend more money on advice that may not be welcomed by parents, who are more interested in concrete services than in parenting classes, according to research from the ESRC Families and Social Capital Research Group at London South Bank University. The research, which will be discussed at today's Diverse Britain: Social Practice and Social Policy conference, found that in a survey of 1112 parents of 'middle aged' children, the majority did not feel that parents need professional advice and guidance to help them bring up their children." [ASBO; Young People]