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| "Super-nannies" are to be brought in to try to improve parenting in 77 areas of England with high levels of anti-social behaviour, Tony Blair has said. | "Super-nannies" are to be brought in to try to improve parenting in 77 areas of England with high levels of anti-social behaviour, Tony Blair has said. |
| The prime minister is to give more details of the £4m scheme later. | The prime minister is to give more details of the £4m scheme later. |
| In an article in the Sun, Mr Blair said poor parenting was bad for society and did "incalculable" harm to children. | In an article in the Sun, Mr Blair said poor parenting was bad for society and did "incalculable" harm to children. |
| But crime reduction charity Nacro said parenting courses should not be compulsory and that "support rather than a punitive approach" was needed. | But crime reduction charity Nacro said parenting courses should not be compulsory and that "support rather than a punitive approach" was needed. |
| The child psychologists will be funded by the prime minister's Respect Task Force to work in deprived areas. | The child psychologists will be funded by the prime minister's Respect Task Force to work in deprived areas. |
| They will advise new parents - of children of all ages - and intervene when children get into trouble. | They will advise new parents - of children of all ages - and intervene when children get into trouble. |
| Mr Blair is also expected to encourage families to read a guidebook written by parents in Stoke-on-Trent, complete with tips on how best to control children. | Mr Blair is also expected to encourage families to read a guidebook written by parents in Stoke-on-Trent, complete with tips on how best to control children. |
| A little help at a particularly difficult time for parents can be hugely effective Clare TickellChildren's charity NCH Super-nannies: area-by-area Head to head: Parent classes | A little help at a particularly difficult time for parents can be hugely effective Clare TickellChildren's charity NCH Super-nannies: area-by-area Head to head: Parent classes |
| He has rejected accusations a "nanny state" was interfering with families. | He has rejected accusations a "nanny state" was interfering with families. |
| "No-one's talking about interfering with normal family life," he told the Sun newspaper. | "No-one's talking about interfering with normal family life," he told the Sun newspaper. |
| "But life isn't normal when you've got 12-year-olds out every night, drinking and creating a nuisance on the street, with their parents not knowing or even caring." | "But life isn't normal when you've got 12-year-olds out every night, drinking and creating a nuisance on the street, with their parents not knowing or even caring." |
| He added: "In these circumstances, a bit of nannying, with sticks and carrots, is what the local community needs, let alone the child." | He added: "In these circumstances, a bit of nannying, with sticks and carrots, is what the local community needs, let alone the child." |
| Bad behaviour | Bad behaviour |
| A survey for the Institute for Public Policy Research has previously suggested that the UK's youths are the worst behaved in Europe. | A survey for the Institute for Public Policy Research has previously suggested that the UK's youths are the worst behaved in Europe. |
| On every indicator of bad behaviour - drugs, drink, violence, promiscuity - the UK was at or near the top of the league, according to the survey earlier this month. | On every indicator of bad behaviour - drugs, drink, violence, promiscuity - the UK was at or near the top of the league, according to the survey earlier this month. |
| Another piece of research by the organisation found British adults were becoming fearful of young people. | Another piece of research by the organisation found British adults were becoming fearful of young people. |
| A poll suggests most people blame parents for bad behaviour | A poll suggests most people blame parents for bad behaviour |
| Government Respect co-ordinator Louise Casey said evidence showed that parenting courses worked "incredibly well" in helping parents feel much more confident about dealing with the behaviour of their children. | Government Respect co-ordinator Louise Casey said evidence showed that parenting courses worked "incredibly well" in helping parents feel much more confident about dealing with the behaviour of their children. |
| "We've got to do everything we can to make sure we're tackling both anti-social behaviour of today but preventing a new generation growing up with signs of anti-social behaviour in the future," she told BBC News. | "We've got to do everything we can to make sure we're tackling both anti-social behaviour of today but preventing a new generation growing up with signs of anti-social behaviour in the future," she told BBC News. |
| The Home Office is also to provide more money for existing parenting courses. | The Home Office is also to provide more money for existing parenting courses. |
| Parents can volunteer for the courses, with others forced to participate when their children break the law or refuse to attend school. | Parents can volunteer for the courses, with others forced to participate when their children break the law or refuse to attend school. |
| 'Wits' end' | 'Wits' end' |
| Clare Tickell, chief executive of children's charity NCH, said the latest initiative was "good news" but that more could be done. | Clare Tickell, chief executive of children's charity NCH, said the latest initiative was "good news" but that more could be done. |
| "Some of the parents we work with haven't had fantastic experiences with their own parents, and sometimes that goes back three, four, five, sometimes even six generations," she said. | "Some of the parents we work with haven't had fantastic experiences with their own parents, and sometimes that goes back three, four, five, sometimes even six generations," she said. |
| "So actually they need some really basic skills and confidence and help to work out how to do it properly. | "So actually they need some really basic skills and confidence and help to work out how to do it properly. |
| "A little help at a particularly difficult time for parents can be hugely effective." | "A little help at a particularly difficult time for parents can be hugely effective." |
| It's very difficult the older the children get to actually rein them back in Single mother Natalie But Paul Cavadino, chief executive of crime reduction charity Nacro, said compulsory parenting courses were not the right way forward. | It's very difficult the older the children get to actually rein them back in Single mother Natalie But Paul Cavadino, chief executive of crime reduction charity Nacro, said compulsory parenting courses were not the right way forward. |
| "Many parents are at their wits' end to know how to control their children's behaviour," he said. | "Many parents are at their wits' end to know how to control their children's behaviour," he said. |
| "They need support rather than a punitive approach." | "They need support rather than a punitive approach." |
| A single mother called Natalie said that introducing a sticker chart with rewards for good behaviour, as she had been advised at parenting classes, had not been successful for one of her sons. | A single mother called Natalie said that introducing a sticker chart with rewards for good behaviour, as she had been advised at parenting classes, had not been successful for one of her sons. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY I firmly believe in discipline for children Colin Crook, Paisley Send us your comments | |
| She told BBC Radio Five Live: "He wouldn't even participate, and then if he actually did something wrong he would rip the whole chart up. | She told BBC Radio Five Live: "He wouldn't even participate, and then if he actually did something wrong he would rip the whole chart up. |
| "The reward he wanted was £20, instead of what I wanted - we were told to suggest a pound - and it's very difficult the older the children get to actually rein them back in." | "The reward he wanted was £20, instead of what I wanted - we were told to suggest a pound - and it's very difficult the older the children get to actually rein them back in." |
| Liberal Democrat family spokeswoman Annette Brooke welcomed support for struggling parents, but said 77 experts would not be enough and that help should be available in all neighbourhoods. | Liberal Democrat family spokeswoman Annette Brooke welcomed support for struggling parents, but said 77 experts would not be enough and that help should be available in all neighbourhoods. |
| A Mori poll for the Home Office suggests 53% of people think poor parenting is the main cause of bad behaviour and 85% blame parents for allowing children to become out of control. | A Mori poll for the Home Office suggests 53% of people think poor parenting is the main cause of bad behaviour and 85% blame parents for allowing children to become out of control. |