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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Let children drink at home, Cameron urges parents

  • guardian.co.uk,
  • Wednesday July 30 2008

Parents should introduce their children to alcohol at home in order to avoid it causing trouble when they are older, the Conservative leader, David Cameron, said today.

Speaking to a group of young Radio 1 Newsbeat listeners in Newquay, Cornwall, Cameron said children should be introduced to the idea "that drinking is something you can do socially, and something you can do with a meal, and something that is part of life".

He said: "Some of the friends I had, the ones who had the biggest problems, were the ones who actually were never allowed to drink anything at home - whereas the ones who drink responsibly were the ones who were given a glass of wine or a small glass of beer or a shandy or something.

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