According to a recent proposal, authorities would come heavily upon the parents who would encourage their kids to drinking. An Alcohol Concern report has postulated that there has been an augmentation in the alcohol consumption by 11 to 13-year-olds. Thus, in order to curb the growing problem, the authorities have come forward with the aforesaid idea.
Frank Soodeen, a campaigns officer for Alcohol Concern, said,
we are facing a new social reality where children seem to be adopting older behavior at a younger age. One of the things we need to do is get parents on board.
He further added that National Curriculum must incorporate alcohol education to teach about the dangers of binge drinking.
The figures, published by the NHS’s Information centre last November, showed boys aged 11 to 13 drank an average of 12 units of alcohol a week in 2006 compared to eight in 2000. The figure for girls increased from five units to eight.
Public health minister Caroline Flint said the government was serious about tackling alcohol-related harm and that the levels of binge drinking were no longer rising.
Meanwhile, the BBC’s Helen Neil stated that there were calls for alcohol education to be included in the national curriculum in order to raise awareness about the dangers posed by drinking.
