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1 Family life and alcohol consumption: A study of the transmission of drinking practices Gill Valentine, Mark Jayne, Myles Gould and Julia Keenan October 2010 This study examined how parents teach young children between the age of 5 to 12 about alcohol. It explored parents attitudes and family drinking practices using a national survey and in-depth case study research. Drawing on a representative survey of 2,089 parents and carers, and case studies involving interviews and participant observation, as well as child centred methods, this research provides insights into; parents attitudes to alcohol; the development of family rules and guidance in relation to alcohol; the ways in which parents own childhood experiences influence their approach to introducing their children to alcohol; how parents and family members model drinking practices to children; and what children think about alcohol and their different understandings of social and health risks.
3 Contents List of tables, figures and appendices 4 Executive summary 5 1 Background to the study 9 2 It s all part of growing up : parental 14 attitudes to alcohol, childhood and family life in the UK 3 Rules and guidance: the transmission 24 of advice about the risks and benefits of alcohol consumption 4 Do as I say, or do as I do : 31 the unintentional transmission of attitudes towards, and practices of, alcohol consumption through parental modelling 5 Drinking is for grown-ups: children s 38 perceptions of alcohol and its effects 6 Summary and implications of 46 the findings References 49 Appendices 52 Acknowledgements 59
4 List of tables, figures and appendices Tables 1 Changes in drinking cultures since parents own childhoods 2 Average age at which respondents think it is acceptable for children to engage in alcohol-related activities 3 Percentage of parents responses to where their children aged 5 to12 have tasted/drunk at family occasions and/or social situations 4 Perceived and actual levels (heaviest drinking day in past week) of alcohol consumption by gender (%) 5 Reasons given for child participants for why kids shouldn t drink Figures 1 Family variations in keeping alcohol within the home Appendices A: Characteristics of the survey respondents B: Characteristics of the families participating in the case study element of the research (anonymised) C: Definition of recommended limits D: Pie charts showing perceived changes in trends in family drinking habits and issues 4 List of tables, figures and appendices
5 Executive summary This study examined how parents teach young children (aged 5 to 12) about alcohol. It explored parents attitudes towards alcohol and family drinking practices using a national survey and in-depth case study research. Key points It is parents who are the most important influences on young children s (aged 5 to 12) attitudes towards alcohol. The research found that contemporary parenting strategies are largely successful at conveying the social pleasures and risks of drinking at home, and the message that alcohol should be consumed in moderation. Young children even learn positive messages about moderation from witnessing their parents/relatives drinking to excess. The Chief Medical Officer s (Donaldson, 2009) recent recommendation that children under 15 should avoid alcohol completely therefore appears to be unrealistic given that it is an unremarkable and taken for granted part of many families everyday lives. There is a danger that such advice problematises sensible parental attitudes and approaches to alcohol. The study identified, however, that young children (aged 5 to 12) are not being taught to recognise the potential health implications of alcohol consumption. This is because unlike the social risks of drinking, health risks (e.g. cancer of the mouth and throat, sexual and mental health problems, liver cirrhosis and heart disease) do not resonate with parents own experiences of alcohol and are less easily raised in the context of everyday family life. This finding has implications for those bodies that currently provide guidance to parents about how to talk to children about alcohol. In focusing on the social risks associated with alcohol the study found that the parental emphasis on learning to drink at home in a safe environment over-simplifies and misses the opportunity to teach children about the range of other drinking practices and spaces they may encounter throughout their lives. The stress on individual choice also does not educate children about the impact personal drinking and drunken behaviour may have on others and consequently their potential wider social responsibilities as adult consumers of the future. In addition to government campaigns targeted at parents, alcohol education in schools is one way to address the gaps in what children are learning about alcohol and the differential levels of education and support children receive at home. Yet the majority of children who participated in this study stated that they had not been taught about alcohol at school. This implies that it would be beneficial for the Department for Education to review the way alcohol education is currently delivered as part of the National Curriculum within primary schools, in order to improve its efficacy. As part of this, alcohol education in schools should involve parents and/or should run in parallel with campaigns targeted at parents to maximise impact. Executive summary 5
6 Background to the study In 2009 for the first time the UK Government published Guidance on the consumption of alcohol by children and young people (Donaldson, 2009). In this report the then Chief Medical Officer, Liam Donaldson, recommended that children under the age of 15 should avoid alcohol completely. While there is a significant body of research about teenagers awareness of alcohol and drinking practices, much less is known about how parents teach younger children (aged 5 to 12) about alcohol, and the extent to which young people s current/future drinking habits may have their roots in earlier childhood experiences. This study has addressed this gap in knowledge by investigating parents /carers attitudes towards the role of alcohol within the family and their drinking practices, as well as their children s (aged 5 to 12) knowledge and understanding of alcohol. It considered both extra-familial norms about parenting and drinking cultures that are generated in society (e.g. by the law, media, social networks etc.) and intra-familial norms, the personal home rules and practices that individual families establish (e.g. as a result of specific family structures, parents own childhood memories of being parented and familial communication styles). Parental attitudes to alcohol Parents perceive that there has been a significant shift in public drinking cultures and the nature of young people s drinking since their own childhoods. While the findings from the survey suggest that the dominant parental attitude (i.e. their perception of what ought to be the extra-familial social norm) is that children in general should not be introduced to alcohol at home until their mid-teens and ought not to be allowed to drink in public spaces until they reach adulthood, the case study research suggests that parents are actually introducing their own children to alcohol at home at an earlier age than this. This is because they draw on experiences from their own childhoods, either repeating what they perceive as positive parenting strategies, or intentionally parenting in a different way. Parents want their children to appreciate the pleasures and benefits of alcohol, as well as the risks of excess consumption so that as adults of the future they will drink in moderation. This attitude towards alcohol is perceived to be best learnt at home as part of growing up rather than at school. In this sense, attitudes about intra-familial parenting in relation to alcohol do not appear to have changed as much as parents perceptions of extra-familial public drinking cultures. Family rules and guidance Between the ages of 5 and 12 most parents did not have specific rules for their children about drinking because children at this age were not particularly interested in alcohol. Indeed, most parents considered that there were other more pressing things that they needed to formulate guidance about (e.g. addiction to computer games), although there was recognition that these messages were also readily transferable to alcohol. While some of the case study families adopted a traditional model of parenting, establishing strict boundaries about general behaviours (e.g. bed time), others, rather than laying down the law with their children, adopted a more flexible approach, inviting discussions and negotiating rules with their offspring. Differences were also evident in parenting styles between ex-partners who were co-parenting children following the break-up of a relationship; and there was recognition by many parents that their children s own unique personalities meant that each may require an individualised strategy when it came to alcohol. 6 Executive summary
7 Despite these differences in approaches to parenting about alcohol all of those interviewed were nonetheless keen to develop open and close relationships with their children. There was also a general recognition of the potential limits to parental authority, particularly when children become subject to the influence of peers in their teenage years. In this sense, the interviewees attitudes towards their role reflects the claim made by previous researchers that there has been an extra-familial shift in the emphasis of parenting between generations from disciplining young people to enabling their expressivity and that as a consequence of this greater closeness between the generations, some adults natural authority is being eroded. As such, most of the interviewees argued that the best they could do as parents was to equip their children with the right personal qualities and skills (e.g. selfconfidence and self-respect) to make sensible individual choices about alcohol once beyond the family and home. In doing so, parents acknowledged that it is the children themselves who ultimately will have to make their own choices about the role of alcohol in their lives. Yet, as some parents observed when complaining about other parents allowing their children to binge drink in public spaces, not all children have positive family support and as a consequence some children are much less well equipped to make sensible choices than others. Unintentional modelling of drinking Parents who drink alcohol model its consumption as a pleasurable and hospitable activity at home. Parents generally disagreed that it was acceptable to be drunk when responsible for children, although in practice many did allow their offspring limited glimpses of drunkenness (e.g. at parties and family events). For many parents allowing their children to see them drinking at home was regarded as an important way of modelling openness as a family practice and a more effective strategy for teaching children about drinking within safe limits than laying down strict rules, because parents rationalised that children will always subvert any boundaries that are set. At the same time, parents try to exercise more control over their children s exposure to alcohol in public spaces (e.g. not taking them into pubs where food is not served), thus constructing home-based drinking as a safe and enjoyable practice in contrast to public consumption. The one exception to this is holidays, where parents seem unaware of the significance of the fact that they model specific, but often very different, drinking practices from their normal domestic patterns of consumption (e.g. indulging themselves, staying up late, drinking to excess). As part of everyday home and holiday consumption practices many families initiate their children into tasting alcohol (usually instigated by parents, not children) and/or drinking rituals (e.g. knocking back water out of shot glasses, drinking alcohol-free cocktails, asking children to serve alcohol to visitors). However, they are careful to try to limit the drinking practices that children are exposed to by other parents through the indirect strategy of attempting to influence their children s school friends (directly, or indirectly via choice of school), so steering them away from families who might model inappropriate practices. Drinking is for grown-ups: what children think The children s interviews bore a close resemblance to their parents accounts of how alcohol is introduced in the context of family life. All the children aged 5 to 12 were aware that alcohol is only for grown-ups (some also recognised the age restrictions on the sale of alcohol in supermarkets), although they had a relatively limited grasp of the legal and cultural frameworks which shape its consumption. There was strong evidence of the direct and indirect transmission of parental attitudes towards and patterns of drinking in the children s accounts. There was also a clear link between alcohol and supermarkets/family shopping, reflecting the significance of contemporary home-based patterns of Executive summary 7
8 alcohol consumption. While the children aged 5 to 12 had a reasonable awareness of the social harms associated with alcohol, they had a relatively poor grasp of potential health-related harms. However, the children imagine that as adults of the future they will only drink in moderation, an ambition that mirrors the model of sensible drinking that their parents aspire to teach them. Policy implications Parents who drank wanted their children to appreciate the benefits and pleasures of alcohol as well as the risks associated with drinking to excess, and aspired to teach their own children to drink in moderation in adulthood. The case study research with children found that they had absorbed this message, recognised that alcohol is an adult product, were aware of the social albeit not the health harms of drinking to excess, and anticipated that in their future lives they would only drink in moderation. The previous Chief Medical Officer s (Donaldson, 2009) recommendation that children under 15 should avoid alcohol completely therefore appears to be unrealistic given that it is a taken for granted part of many families everyday lives. There is a danger that such advice problematises sensible parental attitudes and approaches to alcohol. The study identified, however, that young children (aged 5 to 12) are not being taught to recognise the potential health implications of alcohol consumption. This is because unlike the social risks of drinking, health risks (e.g. cancer of the mouth and throat, sexual and mental health problems, liver cirrhosis and heart disease) do not resonate with parents own experiences of alcohol and are less easily raised in the context of everyday family life. This finding has implications for those bodies that currently provide guidance to parents about how to talk to children about alcohol (e.g. government departments, service providers, voluntary, charitable and independent organisations). In focusing on the social risks associated with alcohol the study found that parental emphasis on learning to drink at home in a safe environment over-simplifies and misses the opportunity to teach children about the range of other drinking practices and spaces they may encounter throughout their lives. The stress on individual choice also does not educate children about the impact personal drinking and drunken behaviour may have on others and consequently their potential wider social responsibilities as adult consumers of the future. Alcohol education in schools is one way to address the gaps in what children are learning about alcohol and the differential levels of education and support children receive at home. Yet the majority of children who participated in this study stated that they had not been taught about alcohol at school. The findings of this study imply that it would be beneficial for the Department for Education to review the way alcohol education is currently delivered as part of the National Curriculum within primary schools in order to improve its efficacy. As part of this, schools should involve parents in order that the same key messages about alcohol can be reinforced at both home and school. To maximise impact, any alcohol education in schools should be run in parallel with campaigns targeted at parents. About the project This project adopted a multi-method research design. Specifically, it employed a representative survey (n=2,089) to establish national patterns in relation to parents /carers attitudes and practices towards the role of alcohol within the family, and in-depth case studies, involving interviews, participant observation and child-centred methods to unpack the specific processes through which drinking cultures are transmitted/interrupted within families. 8 Executive summary
9 1 Background to the study In 2009, for the first time the UK Government published Guidance on the consumption of alcohol by children and young people in order to offer young people and their parents advice on how to identify and prevent problem drinking (Donaldson, 2009). In this report the then Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, recommended that young people under the age of 15 should avoid alcohol completely, 15- to 17-year-olds should only consume alcohol with the guidance of a parent, and certainly no more than once a week (Donaldson, 2009). It is too early to know whether the new Chief Medical Officer will pursue this policy. In the meantime, the Coalition Government has announced a review of the licensing laws and has indicated it is open to discussion on minimum pricing of alcohol. Both aim to tackle alcohol supply issues. However, in his first major speech as Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley emphasised the need to tackle demand and in particular the reasons why young people drink excessively including family background and self-esteem issues. Whatever the direction of travel, the question of what role adults play in transmitting values and practices relating to alcohol to children has become a central feature of public debate. The former Chief Medical Officer s guidelines followed previous policy initiatives focused on young people such as the Youth Alcohol Action Plan (2008) which emerged from the UK government s Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England (2004) and Safe, Sensible and Social (2007), which sought to address alcohol-related problems for individuals, families and communities. Indeed, the UK charity Alcohol Concern has previously argued that the law concerning giving alcohol to children at home should be reviewed (Diment et al., 2007). It is concerned that young people are adopting the behaviours of adults, such as drinking alcohol at a younger age, and has called for a ban on the advertising of alcohol on television before the 9pm watershed and before non-18 films in cinemas, as well as for the National Curriculum to include increased alcohol education. More recently, the government s published alcohol strategies have been complemented by a national television advertising campaign entitled Why Let Drink Decide?, where teenage actors describe their future risky and harmful decision-making dominated by alcohol. As well as offering links to the advertisements, the campaign website also provides advice about how to be in control, to think before you drink, to drink less, as well as guidance on looking after a drunken friend and having fun without alcohol ( Why Let Drink Decide?, 2010). These policy initiatives have helped ensure that the role of adults and families in transmitting values and practices relating to alcohol consumption to children has become a central feature of public and popular debate. Indeed, academics have long argued that the family is the primary context for the socialisation of drinking behaviour in young people (Foxcroft and Lowe, 1997, p. 227) and consequently a major influence on the development of the drinking careers of young people in relation to both drinking habits and attitudes to drinking (e.g. Raskin White et al., 1991). However, while there is a significant body of research about young people s (aged 11 to 24) drinking patterns (e.g. Plant and Plant, 1996; Newburn and Shiner, 2001; NHS/NICE, 2007; Valentine et al., 2007; Newbury-Birch et al., 2008; Ipsos MORI, 2009; Velleman, 2009), and evidence of changing intergenerational patterns of drinking (Valentine et al., 2010a), less is actually known about the processes through which drinking patterns are transmitted or interrupted within families in the UK with younger children aged 5 to 12, if and how parents actively teach children to drink within a family setting and the extent to which young people s current/future drinking habits may have their roots in earlier childhood experiences. Indeed, a recent study for the former Department for Children, Schools and Families Background to the study 9
10 (now known as the Department for Education) suggested that 8 out of 10 parents have no pre-planned strategies to tackle irresponsible drinking by their children (Williams et al., 2010). To address this gap in knowledge and to provide an evidence base in order to contribute to future policy and popular understanding, this study considered familial influences on children s potential future drinking patterns via two sets of processes: first, this project addressed extra-familial norms about parenting cultures and drinking cultures which are generated in wider society (through law/regulation, media/advertising, social networks etc.). Second, this research project focused on intra-familial norms : (i) modelling behaviour of family members (e.g. through positive attitudes to alcohol/personal drinking habits or initiating children in drinking), the influence on children of which they may be oblivious to, or self-reflexive about, and (ii) personal home rules generated within individual families (e.g. as a result of specific family structures; parents own childhood memories of being parented; familial communication styles). In doing so, the research explored the relationship between past, present and future by understanding whether parents identify any links between their own childhood experiences of alcohol and present adulthood drinking, and how, if at all, present family practices might impact on their children s potential future drinking. In distinguishing between extrafamilial and intra-familial processes, however, we do not imply that these are bounded or discrete. Rather, extra-familial norms may be interpreted/(re)worked differently within particular intra-familial contexts, and collective changes in intra-familial practices can, over time, re-shape extra-familial norms. The specific aims of this study were to: map parents /carers attitudes towards the role of alcohol within the family and their perceptions of the relationship between their attitudes and children s potential future drinking; examine families own practices around the use of alcohol and to explore the possible relationship between these practices and children s potential future drinking; understand how these attitudes and practices are transmitted through extra-familial social norms and personal intra-familial norms; examine how processes of transmission vary according to socio-economic status, family structure/support, age/gender and positioning of children within the family; identify the implications of these processes of transmission/interruption for alcohol harm reduction and family policies. Research design This project adopted a multi-method research design. Specifically, it employed a representative survey to establish national patterns in relation to parents /carers attitudes and practices towards the role of alcohol within the family, and in-depth case studies, involving interviews, participant observation and child-centred methods, to unpack the specific processes through which drinking cultures are transmitted/interrupted within families. National survey The survey was designed and piloted by the research team and conducted by a social research company. It was implemented by telephone to a nationally representative sample of 2,089 parents with at least one child aged between 5 and 12. Appendix A summarises key demographic and 10 Background to the study
11 socio-economic characteristics of the respondents. The representativeness of the social economic status of respondents was checked against both the 2001 Census and 2005 Labour Force Survey (ONS, 2004; Hall, 2006), and the representativeness of the educational status of the respondents was verified by comparing information on the highest level of qualification: by marital status and presence of dependent children drawn from the 2008 Labour Force Survey (ONS, 2009, Table 3.19). The survey was organised with five sections: household and family structure; family life and parenting (general); family life, parenting and alcohol; family life and alcohol (actual); demographics. Specifically, it collected data on the parents perceived (above/below/at recommended levels) and actual alcohol consumption practices (what they drink, where, when, with whom and how this relates to the presence of children); their perceptions of national/local norms in relation to attitudes towards the role of alcohol in the family (how this varies by children s age/gender and in relation to their own childhoods); and their awareness of the law and perceptions of national/local norms in relation to children and alcohol. The sampling strategy allowed us to establish national patterns in relation to parents /carers attitudes and practices towards the role of alcohol within the family, and to benchmark the qualitative case study research within this national context. It was also used to recruit family participants for the qualitative research phases. Case study research Ten families, with at least one child aged between 5 and 12, were recruited via the survey as case studies for the multi-stage qualitative research (cf. Wallman s 1984 Eight London households). The case studies were purposively sampled on the basis of the survey results to include families with diverse structures, socio-economic profiles and a range of attitudes and practices to drinking (including those who drink dangerously above, within and below safe limits; see Appendix C). A profile of the families is provided in Appendix B. We did not interview households that abstain from alcohol. Each family took part in five activities. Family interviews/social network analysis: Interviews with parent(s)/carer(s) collected data about their attitudes/practices towards parenting, specifically in relation to alcohol in the family. These included discussion of the parent(s) /carer(s) awareness of how their own behaviour, and that of other family members, might influence their children s current/potential/future drinking practices and their deliberate strategies (and associated communication styles) for transmitting sensible drinking practices to their children. We also explored parent(s) /carer(s) experiences of dealing with children s misuse of alcohol or possible strategies to deal with future problems; differences in their attitudes/practices towards children according to age/gender/position in the family; and differences between their own attitudes/practices/communication styles as mothers/fathers and the complexities of how these relationships are negotiated/resisted/contested within the family (by children/other significant adults). Where families were constituted by two parents/carers they were interviewed together where possible. Background to the study 11
12 As part of the interview process the parent(s)/carer(s) completed a social network analysis form. This identified the adults (relatives, friends, neighbours, other parents etc.) who play an important part in the family s life and influence the mother s/father s practices in relation to children s exposure to alcohol, and provides a measure of the social capital available to support/develop sensible drinking habits. The children s experiences of the above issues were explored through a child-centred interview process that as well as conventional interview-style questions included exploring children s understanding of alcohol by asking them to identify samples of drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) by smell, and asking children which drinks they could identify from a series of advertisements for common products/brands. The role of alcohol in the family was then explored with the youngest children by using puppets or a dolls house to play-act a family party. Older children were shown clips from episodes of the cartoon series The Simpsons which represent both adults and children as drinking/drunk. These were used as a basis for a wider discussion about their attitudes to alcohol and family practices. Where siblings were of similar ages they were interviewed together, but where there was a significant age gap the interviews were conducted separately. Participant observation at a celebration: Families invited a member of the research team to a special event where alcohol was consumed (e.g. birthday/anniversary/fireworks party, wedding etc.). This participant observation involved descriptive observations (about the location, guests, general activities/specific acts, ambience, role of children and their interaction with adults in relation to alcohol etc.) and narrative accounts that built up an overall picture of how attitudes/practices relating to alcohol were transmitted to children within the context of such events. Individual interviews with parent(s)/carer(s): These interviews explored the individual parent(s) /carer(s) own childhood experiences of alcohol, how they were parented and how these experiences have influenced their individual attitudes/practices towards parenting, specifically in relation to alcohol in the family. These individual interviews offered the opportunity to investigate perceptions of any conflicts/tensions/negotiations around alcohol that occur between mothers/fathers/other parent(s)/carer(s) as well as between the individual parent/carer and their children/siblings. Photo-elicitation activity and participation observation of a family meal: This element allowed consideration of drinking at a special family meal compared with a normal family meal. Participants were asked either to photograph an eating/drinking event related to an appropriate religious or cultural festival (e.g. Christmas) or to dig out family photographs of previous such events. These images were used in a family interview to discuss how drinking in special time/space contexts promotes or interrupts the transmission of everyday family drinking practices to children. Participant observation of a normal family treat involving alcohol: The researcher accompanied the family on a normal treat that involved alcohol (e.g. meal out, a sporting/leisure/entertainment event, shopping etc.). The participant observation involved both descriptive observations and narrative account about children s interaction with adults in relation to alcohol. This also acted as a farewell event where the family reflected on the research process and discussed the emerging findings with the researcher. 12 Background to the study
13 Structure of the report Following this introduction this report has four substantive sections. Section 2 focuses on parents attitudes towards alcohol, childhood and family life in the UK, highlighting some of the extra-familial norms in contemporary parenting culture, as well as some of the intra-familial norms established through their own childhoods. Section 3 investigates the rules and guidance parents are developing for their own children about the risks and benefits of alcohol consumption in families and beyond. Section 4 considers the ways that family members also unintentionally transmit attitudes towards, and practices of, alcohol consumption through their own everyday behaviours which children may pick up or on imitate. Section 5 considers what children aged 5 to 12 know about drinking and their attitudes towards their parents practices and their own anticipated future drinking. The report concludes by reflecting on the implications of the research for alcohol harm reduction policies as well as highlighting future areas for research. Background to the study 13
14 2 It s all part of growing up : parental attitudes to alcohol, childhood and family life in the UK For all of the families who took part in our study the role of alcohol in parents and children s current and future lives was an issue of significant concern. Nonetheless, despite its perceived importance to personal and family life, attitudes towards drinking in adults and children s lives was rarely simple and straightforward. This section unpacks some of the patterns and contradictions that circulate around parents attitudes towards alcohol consumption, and considers the relationships between parents own childhood experiences and their ideals or understandings of how they ought to parent in order to instil a sensible approach towards alcohol in their children. Growing up today The respondents were asked whether they thought that family drinking habits have changed across the generations. Thinking back to when they were between 5 and 12 years old, and comparing that to today, they came up with the following responses (see Table 1). Table 1: Changes in drinking cultures since parents own childhoods 77.5% of respondents stated that the range of alcoholic drinks parents regularly enjoy has increased; 73.4% of respondents stated that the amount that parents drink at home compared to the pub has increased; 68.8% of respondents stated that the amount that mothers drink has increased; 65.7% of respondents stated that the amount of alcohol that parents drink in one session has increased. Source: Family Life and Alcohol Consumption questionnaire survey These patterns reflect the fact that parents believe that alcohol in the UK today is both more affordable (62.8%) and increasingly marketed/advertised (63.3%) than during the period of their own childhoods (see Appendix D). This is a perception that is borne out by research: according to a review by Smith and Foxcroft (2009), alcohol is 65% more affordable now than in 1980 and accounts for only 5.2% of household spending compared to 7.5% in 1980 (ONS, 2007). Most notably, the price of wine has fallen relative to average earnings (Mintel, 2005). 14 It s all part of growing up
15 While research (e.g. Bogenschneider et al., 1998, Valentine et al., 2007) suggests that young people today are drinking at an earlier age condoned by parents than previous generations, the respondents to this survey were more ambivalent about whether children s access to alcohol has increased. While 38.3% of respondents thought that parents were allowing their children to drink at an earlier age than during their own childhoods, nearly 27.1% stated that the age of permitted consumption was unchanged, and another 28.3% thought that this age had actually increased. Indeed, most of the parents who were interviewed as part of the qualitative element of the research recalled being introduced to alcohol at home as children by their own parents (e.g. trying wine at meals or Christmas/special events) and witnessing their parents drinking at home and hosting dinners or parties where alcohol was consumed at a relatively early age. My first drink I can remember vividly we were allowed, me and my sister, my older sister, we were allowed one Babycham on Christmas Day. And I think my parents started this when I was about 13 and that was like the highlight of Christmas Day forever, my one Babycham [laughs]. [edit] It is such a memory, it was just like the best thing ever! You can t imagine how I felt about this Babycham [laughs] [edit] We were allowed to choose because like you got that one bottle, fairly tiddly bottles; kind of drink it wisely I think was the message. But I always remember my sister and I kind of getting up Christmas morning and like Oh when can we have our Babycham?. I think we held back until about mid-morning, at pressie time and opening this bottle and oh honestly, it evokes such memories, it s wonderful. So that was my not my first drink ever; I think I d had sips of drinks that my parents had given me but that was my first ever, my glass, my drink. (Mother, Family E) Rather than a change in private or intra-familial drinking cultures, the interviewees identified what parents perceived to be shifts in both public drinking cultures and in the nature of young people s drinking since their own childhoods. These perceptions correlate with intergenerational studies of continuities and change in UK drinking cultures (Valentine et al., 2010a). Notably, several of the interviewees claimed that when they were young it was less common to see either adults or young people drunk and behaving badly in public spaces, and that their own underage drinking had been motivated by sociability and a desire to have fun, not by the aim of getting drunk (a contemporary youth practice that Measham, 2006, has labelled determined drunkenness ). While alcohol was part of their teenage social lives, most of the interviewees had few recollections of peer pressure to drink to excess until they were young adults at college/university or in paid employment. As such, some of the interviewees made comments about how children are becoming older younger which accords with Postman s (1982) thesis about the disappearance of childhood. Mother: We didn t drink loads if we had a full night out, we d perhaps get two Martinis [laughs], with lemonade. We [she and her then boyfriend, now husband] used to be in the Venture Scouts and we used to go on holidays and we d get a bit merry but not drunk-drunk. We re more likely to go out and get drunk now than we were back then. If we go out now, we usually have quite a few. I mean even when I was 19/20, going out with some old school friends, nobody got drunk. Interviewer: Right. I mean why do you think people didn t? Mother: It wasn t the culture, back in the 1970s/80s, people didn t, you didn t have this culture where you d got into town on a Saturday night now and people are staggering, you didn t get that. People would have had a drink and been quite merry and whatever but you didn t see people being sick or getting it just didn t happen. It wasn t as intimidating going out. I mean I wouldn t dream of going to town on a Saturday night now. (Mother, Family C) It s all part of growing up 15
16 I think just from the general kind of stuff that you listen to on the news and in newspapers and magazines, it just all seems to be happening a lot, lot earlier. I just think there s a natural instinct to experiment at a certain age and I think that is lower nowadays [edit] Imean at 13 I started thinking about a lot of things but maybe didn t actually action things until a bit later, about 15. And that had nothing to do with what my parents had instilled in me. (Mother, Family E) Although the current legal age at which children can consume alcohol in the home is five, the parents who responded to the survey claimed that children should be in their mid-teens before it was acceptable for them to experiment with alcohol at home and an adult before they should drink unsupervised in public spaces (see Table 2). These parental perceptions correspond quite closely with the recent advice from the former Chief Medical Officer (described above), that children under the age of 15 should avoid alcohol completely, and that 15- to 17-year-olds should only consume alcohol with parental guidance. Table 2: Average age at which respondents think it is acceptable for children to engage in alcohol-related activities Acceptable for children to Average age Be given a taste of an alcoholic drink 13 Fetch, pour or serve alcoholic drinks for others at home 14 Have a watered down alcoholic drink with a family meal 14 Get away with having a sneaky sip of an alcoholic drink at a family event 15 Have an alcoholic drink at family events 16 Have an alcoholic drink with just their friends, in the family home under supervision 16 Drink unsupervised with their friends on Friday/Saturday nights 18 Source: Family Life and Alcohol Consumption questionnaire survey There were some minor differences in the attitudes of parents noted in Table 2 in terms of social class, levels of family support and whether parents drink above weekly recommended levels of units. Specifically, the average age which parents thought it acceptable for their children to have a watered down alcoholic drink within a family meal and to fetch, pour or serve alcoholic drinks for others at home, for parents who never drink alcohol, is 16. In contrast, for those who drink at/below recommended levels (see Appendix C) it is 14, and for those who drink above recommended levels the figure was much lower, at 12. As Table 3 shows, a relatively small percentage of parents who took part in our survey believed that their own children (aged 5 12) had actually drunk alcohol either in their own or other people s company. 16 It s all part of growing up
17 Table 3: Percentage of parents responses to where their children aged 5 to 12 have tasted/drunk at family occasions and/or social situations 25.0% of respondents said children had tasted/drunk alcohol at a family celebration; 10.0% of respondents said their children had tasted/drunk alcohol at a relative s/friend s home; 3.0% of respondents said their children had tasted/drunk alcohol at a pub restaurant; 1.0% of respondents said their children had tasted/drunk alcohol at a public event; 0.2% of respondents said their children had tasted/drunk alcohol with their children s friends outside their home. Source: Family Life and Alcohol Consumption questionnaire survey However, the qualitative case study research which included families with very diverse parenting styles and different levels of personal alcohol consumption found that the majority of their children (aged 5 to 12) had either been offered or had tried alcohol at home, with a family meal or at a family event (these findings are reported in detail in Sections 4 and 5). These domestic practices actually accord closely with the parental interviewees recollections of their own childhood experiences of being introduced to alcohol (see also the next section, Under the influence, or what parents do ), yet differ significantly from the average age responses to the survey questions. The contradictions between the quantitative and qualitative elements of the research may be explained in one of two ways. First, the under-reporting of alcohol consumption in questionnaire surveys is a widely accepted phenomenon. Indeed, as Table 4 shows, there is a discrepancy in our survey between parents perceived and actual levels of consumption. Here, our perceived rates are derived from a survey question about whether respondents thought they currently drank at/below, drank above or drank well over recommended levels. Actual rates are gauged from a question about reported number and types of drink(s) consumed on the heaviest drinking day in the past week (these were then converted into alcohol units and recoded into the categories presented in Table 4). This raises the question of whether the parents surveyed may have under-reported their knowledge of their own children s consumption of alcohol because of the sensitivity of this issue and a desire to fit in with perceived extra-familial parenting norms. Second, parents may have responded to the survey with their ideals or how they intended/thought they ought to parent, which while genuine responses, may not be how they actually parent in practice because of the pressures of everyday family life that mean that intra-familial lived realities do not always accord with extra-familial ideals (cf. Valentine, 1999). In the following sub-section we reflect more closely on the ways in which the case study parents relationships with alcohol were developed through their own childhoods, and how these experiences have influenced their strategies for introducing their own children to alcohol. It s all part of growing up 17
18 Table 4: Perceived and actual levels (heaviest drinking day in past week) of alcohol consumption by gender (%) Perceived Actual Men Never drink 14.9 n/a Drink at/below recommended limits (<4 units) Drink above recommended limits (4 6 units) Drink well above recommended limits (>6 units) Women Never drink 21.8 n/a Drink at/below recommended limits (<3 units) Drink above recommended limits (3 4 units) Drink well above recommended limits (>4 units) Source: Family Life and Alcohol Consumption questionnaire survey Under the influence, or what parents do The parents who participated in the qualitative research had had very diverse introductions to alcohol in their families, which ranged from positive role models through to negative experiences of parental alcoholism. The interviewees who described their parents as positive role models recalled being introduced to alcohol as a normal, acceptable, taken for granted part of family life. The memories described capture the sociality and pleasures of drinking with family meals and of family parties. Being allowed to participate in this drinking culture either by mimicking adult practices with a non-alcoholic drink or by actually being allowed alcohol was remembered by interviewees as an important ritual in practising and marking their gradual transition from childhood to adulthood. Sunday lunch was a big family occasion and that was yeah, a three-line whip really, everyone had to be there, regardless, on Sundays. And so there was always wine going quite liberally really with meals there. There was this funny thing with being the youngest in the family because my older brother s eight years older than me and there s still this thing actually, even now, that while he ll help everyone to drinks, he doesn t with me, I m still the baby. It s really odd, I have to ask. And he ll top everyone else up and it just doesn t cross his mind it s really strange. But you know, he and my sister would have a drink, I would imagine a glass of wine probably from their midteens I suppose. [edit later in the interview she recalled] Sometimes as we got older, there would be the sort of non-alcoholic cocktails sort of thing, to make you feel grown up. Which actually I notice I do on special occasions here, actually giving you those drinks in a wine glass, so you felt grown up as well. It s just little things like that, that sort of mark a difference and make it more of a celebration doesn t it you know. (Mother, Family A) 18 It s all part of growing up
19 Both my mum and dad drank and I suppose when they had parties, dinner parties and stuff like that you know, they d be obviously drinking then and we d go off to bed and then come down in the morning and there d be all the wine bottles and all this kind of stuff around. [edit] I think my mum once sort of got a bit merry and she was cooking dinner or something and she just decided she d have a Drambuie and she had ended up having two or three and got a bit giddy and that s probably about it [laughs]. (Father, Family C) Indeed, even when parents who were moderate drinkers over did it, our respondents suggested that seeing or hearing about their usually sensible parents drunk had the effect of teaching them an important message about the effects of alcohol. This parental openness about drinking and the sometimes negative effects of excess consumption were practices that these interviewees try to replicate with their own children. Indeed, the interviewees who had a positive experience of alcohol at home tended to draw heavily on their childhood experiences to inform their adult attitudes towards drinking, to assess whether they were correct in their judgement of their own children s possible future drinking practices and to plan how they intended to deal with their children s possible future alcohol-related behaviours: [recalling his childhood] it was quite common to have a glass of wine with Sunday lunch or something, at that sort of level, which is what we do. So the same sort of level of drinking really as what I think we do as a family now. (Father, Family A) Yet not all of the interviewees had such positive introductions to alcohol. Some had unpleasant childhood experiences because there was a heavy drinker/alcoholic in the family, or they remembered occasions spoiled because of alcohol. These negative memories made them determined to adopt a very different approach to both alcohol and parenting with their own children. I remember the Christmas we found out that Father Christmas wasn t real I was about eight or nine and I remember waking I heard a crash on Christmas Eve and me and my brother woke up, went onto the landing and my mother had gone up into the attic to get the Christmas presents out and because she was drunk, she d misplaced her foot, fell out of the attic and she was absolutely she was so drunk, she really was. And that s how we found out Father Christmas didn t exist, by my drunken mother. [edit] She wasn t a doting parent. Whereas now, I hug ours all the time and I them I love them and stuff like that. [edit] The main difference is between my childhood and my kids are are much more confident with the knowledge that they are loved and they re looked after. And that if they need sometimes, then they know they can ask. They might get told no but they ll ask and I know they ll ask if they want something. I have routines for them. There were no routines for us never knowing were they going to be in? Whereas for my two, it s just completely different. I don t hit them [edit] I ll sit them down and I ll ask them what s happened and I ll explain to them when something s right or wrong. And I think that s a big thing, explaining things and making sure that they know that they re loved. (Mother, Family B) And caring for small children. I can t imagine it with a hangover because when you re tired anyway, you end up shouting at them. I can see why my dad with a hangover was a horrendous parent because it just doesn t go, you know. If you re tired anyway and then you ve got four children [edit] with needs you know, I want this, I want that you know, how are you going to manage that with a hangover?... And it s either your kids are going to suffer or you re all going to suffer. (Mother, Family I) It s all part of growing up 19
20 Other interviews (quoted below) also reflected critically on the way they were parented for reasons that were not related to alcohol. In particular, these respondents felt that their own parents had been over-protective/controlling or that their childhood family relationships had not been open and honest because their own parents had been distant and authoritarian. Consequently, as children, these respondents had not felt able to confide in their parents about personal issues such as alcohol, drugs and sex, or their parents had kept secrets from them. Like the parents quoted above who described their childhoods as blighted by heavy drinking by family members, these interviewees, despite having more positive experiences of family life, also wanted to avoid reproducing some perceived failing of their own parents in their relationships with their own children. They too were seeking to develop close and loving relationships with their children by establishing practices of openness and good communication within their families that included directness about alcohol (the significance of this is explored in more detail in Section 3). This pattern of a desire for open relationships was also evident in the survey responses, where only 14.7% of the respondents agreed strongly with the statement I try to protect my child, and don t talk to them about adult topics. They were a very strong influence in how I feel about things. But I think that s with everybody you know, you draw on your own experiences and want to better them. And also I think oh you know, you think back and you think oh that would have a real negative effect on me, I d never do that with my children, or I would do things differently. Do you know what I mean, you make your own judgements from your experiences I think. And also good things as well, I mean certainly a lot of the good things I think what my mum did with us you know, I ve done with my children. [edit] Yeah, the bad thing, she was extremely protective because I think she knew she had to be the sole parent she wouldn t let us play out very much with our friends or only for a short period of time. When we got to secondary school, when there were school discos, we weren t allowed ever to stay to the end, she always insisted on picking us up half an hour before the end. So she was overprotective and because of that we retaliated and we were hard work and in trouble a hell of a lot. (Mother, Family D) I want to be more relaxed with my children. Because I think I mean there s loads of things I didn t tell my mum as I was growing up, loads of things which I wished I could, and I wouldn t want my children to feel that way, which is why I think I want to be more open and more relaxed. I want them to be honest. That s the one important thing to me. I think in time that kind of makes the relationship closer, makes them feel a bit more secure. And if anything you know, upsets them at school or friendships when they get older, then hopefully they ll be happy to talk to me about it and hopefully we ll sort it out. (Mother, Family E) Reflecting on the attitudes about alcohol that they are attempting to convey to their own children, all of the case study parents stressed the importance of moderation. All the interviewees enjoy the positive aspects of drinking themselves (as a source of relaxation, sociality and so on) to varying degrees and want their children to grow up to enjoy these pleasures too. At the same time, the parents recognised the potential risks of drinking to excess even if they occasionally did so themselves and wanted to ensure that their children were aware of these dangers. Indeed, one family whose daughter is currently anti-alcohol were concerned that as a result, when she becomes a teenager, her views may swing to the other extreme and she may be vulnerable to drinking to excess. As such, they too shared the views of other parents that children should be taught to appreciate alcohol in moderation so that they would in turn learn to consume it in moderation as adults. 20 It s all part of growing up
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India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) is a Public Private Partnership initiative of Ministry of Power (MoP), Government of India for accelerated development of smart grid technologies in the Indian power sector. Mandate of ISGF is to advise government on policies and programs for promotion of Smart Grids in India, work with national and international agencies in standards development and to help utilities, regulators and the Industry in technology selection, training and capacity building.
ISGF work closely with government institutions such as CEA, CPRI, CERC, NSGM and NCIIPC; ministries such as MNRE, DoT, MoUD, MoHI etc and other stakeholders like state governments, electric utilities and electricity regulatory commissions. With 200+ members comprising of ministries, utilities, technology providers, academia and research, ISGF has evolve as a Think-Tank of global repute on Smart Grids and Smart Cities.
The main objectives of ISGF are:
ISGF has 10 working groups focussed on different aspects of smart grid such as: WG1: Advanced Transmission; WG2: Advanced Distribution; WG3 & WG4: Communications and Metering for Smart Grids; WG5: Consumption and Load Control; WG6: Policy and Regulations; WG7: Architecture and Design; WG8: Pilots and Business Models; WG9: Renewables and Microgrids; and WG - 10: Cyber Security.
ISGF is in operation for last 4 years and have played pivotal role in formulation of key policy initiatives of Govt of India on Smart Grids such as:
Some of the major activities undertaken (and under progress) by India Smart Grid Forum are:
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Market Hall
The Market Hall, which is approximately 1000 square metres and dates back to 1884, has recently been refurbished. It has a very light, spacious and welcoming appeal with all the stalls decorated with integral candy striped skirts and a canopy in red and white. There is a large variety of permanent stalls selling all sorts of items including toys, books, locally made pastries, cakes and preserves, local photographic prints, jewellery, games, DVDs and household goods. There is an onsite Café that sells very reasonably priced snacks, refreshments and fair trade tea coffee and hot chocolate and the hall also has indoor toilets and baby changing facilities.
Eight Studio Work Shop Units, installed in March 2016, continue the Artisan theme from Butcher's Row with tenants specialising in Arts and Craft. This exciting development has been instrumental in the Market Hall Trading being extended to Tuesdays through to Saturdays.
The Hall has lots of character and charm from the Market Clock, which is an Act of Parliament clock, still keeping good time for all the Bidefordians to set their watches by, as it has done for many generations, to the beautiful wall display describing the French twinning town of Landivisiau including a relief of their famous horses.
Various events are held in the Hall each year including the tradition of signing the lease in December when the Mayor signs the Market Lease and everyone is welcome to meet the town councillors and share a glass of mead.


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yesterday was lovely! i took vickie and travis on a very selective tour of the triangle.
powering up to go . . .
and then somehow we found ourselves at guglhupf where THIS happened:
josh took a classic shot of us outside the restaurant:
and THEN we did something i've been meaning to do for a long time . . .
i don't know how long we spent in this chapel hill stationery store, but it was a while! the setup isn't super-glamorous, but the shop is a treasure trove for paper or pen lovers (i am mostly the former . . .obvs). it was like the daily planner catalog had come to life! if you live in the area and are
the carnage was fairly minimal:
don't worry, some of these are gifts.
we continued our shopping tour of chapel hill, chatting nonstop as we made stops at nested, details, uniquities (they were having a sample sale!!), and kitchenworks. it was such a fun afternoon!
and in the evening
it was bittersweet sending v + t on their way, but i pulled myself together because we had a lovely dinner with liv and stevo planned. they had invited us over for sushi, and requested that i make a japanese side dish.
i'm not sure if it's authentically japanese, but the first that popped into my head was gliding calm tofu!
once again, this recipe did not let me down. i think everyone liked it judging from the empty plate!
our gracious hosts (they JUST got engaged -- yay!) went all out, making both homemade sushi and summer rolls with peanut sauce.
the conversation just flowed all evening and we ended up hanging out on their couch for a while, sipping tea and sampling mochi.
it was such a fun and relaxing night! i can't wait to have these two over here soon.
quiet. slow. relaxed. it's a catch-up day!
note to self: just because the tasks listed above are on the mundane side doesn't mean i can't enjoy every moment of it. i hope you are enjoying your weekend, too!
workout: 43 minute run in chapel hill (yeah, i exceeded my allowance by a smidge, but whatever. it was glorious!)


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The Elizabeth Public Library will host two events in March to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of Elizabethtown and the State of New Jersey. Mayor Chris Bollwage will cut the ribbon to open a photographic exhibit of historical landmarks in Elizabeth and Union County, courtesy of local photographer Wolf Kretlow, at 10 a.m., in the Main Library Third Floor Gallery. Kretlow is honoring the year-long 2014 celebration of the 350th Anniversary of the State of New Jersey with images of 34 of the historical sites in the county. The exhibit is cosponsored by the Elizabethtown 350th Committee and the Historic Midtown Special Improvement District. The reception is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
The Main Library Children's Department will also host New Jersey Rocks, a program for children in kindergrarten through grade five and their families on Saturday, March 15, at 2:30 p.m.
Photographer Walter Choroszewski will offer a look at what has made New Jersey unique. Interested families should contact the Children's Department at 908-354-6060, ext. 7209, for more information or to register for the program.


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`For Julia Child's birthday dinner [this summer] we made one large, round shortcake with fresh peaches, apricots, raspberries, blackberries, and wild blueberries,' says Boston restaurateur Jasper White of Jasper's. `All were native berries at the peak of ripeness - and she loved it.... It's a very simple recipe but a really nice dessert any time of year and can be made with pears, apples - any nice fresh fruit. It doesn't have to be strawberries.
`Shortcake is the epitome of simple country cooking and depends on the quality of the ingredients, not on the expertise of the cook,' he explains. This recipe is based on one in Mr. White's `Cooking From New England' (Harper & Row, 1989). 2 cups sifted, all-purpose flour 1/4 cup granulated sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 egg, beaten l/3 cup milk 3 to 4 pints fresh berries (or substitute any fresh fruit; see note above) Granulated sugar (for berries) Simple syrup (recipe follows) 4 cups sweetened whipped cream (recipe follows) Confectioners sugar (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Generously butter a 7-to-8-inch ovenproof skillet or round 8-inch cake pan; set aside.
Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl. Cut butter into small pieces, about the size of a hazelnut, and add to the flour mixture; mix gently. Add egg and milk and mix until dough sticks together. Knead gently.
Transfer dough to the prepared skillet or pan and shape it, patting gently; bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Time the baking so the shortcake will be still warm when served.
While shortcake is baking, prepare the fruit, setting aside a few of the best ones to put on top. Cut the rest of the berries in half if they are very large. Sprinkle with sugar to taste, if desired, or a few drops of simple syrup; set aside. Whip cream; refrigerate it until ready to assemble the cake.
To assemble: Split shortcake while still warm. Cover the bottom half with berries and add a bit of whipped cream. Add top half of cake and cover with whipped cream. Decorate with berries that were set aside and serve immediately. Dust with sifted confectioners sugar. Serves 8. SWEETENED WHIPPED CREAM
Thick, farm-fresh, non-homogenized cream is best for whipping. If not available, buy heavy or extra-heavy cream, not so-called whipping cream, which has the bare minimum of butterfat needed. 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Combine cream and vanilla in chilled bowl. Beat until cream begins to thicken. Add sugar and continue beating until desired consistency is reached. I like soft whipped cream for most uses and it should be only very lightly flavored with vanilla and sweetened with a little sugar. SIMPLE SYRUP
Most professionals use simple syrup for sorbets and for macerating fruit and moistening cakes.
For 4 cups of syrup, combine 2 cups sugar with 3 1/2 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and continue boiling, uncovered, 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Cover tightly and store in refrigerator. It keeps indefinitely.


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Preliminary Hearing - A Procedural Overview, The Defendant's Right To A Preliminary Hearing, Other Functions Of A Preliminary Hearing
criminal evidence court trial
The purpose of a preliminary hearing is to determine whether the prosecutor has enough evidence to justify further criminal proceedings against the accused. The preliminary hearing is held in open court before a judge or magistrate. After the prosecution has presented its evidence and the defense has been given a chance to respond, the judicial officer decides whether there is probable cause to believe that the accused committed the crime charged. If the court finds probable cause, or in some jurisdictions "prima facie case," it will "bind the case over" to the grand jury or the trial court for further proceedings. If the evidence is insufficient, the charges are dismissed. The goal is to ensure that weak cases are eliminated early in the process, to save the defendant the anxiety and expense of having to defend himself at a trial against unwarranted accusations.
See also ARRAIGNMENT; BAIL; COUNSEL: RIGHT TO COUNSEL; CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS; CROSS-EXAMINATION; DISCOVERY; GRAND JURY; TRIAL, CRIMINAL.
Coleman v. Alabama, 399 U.S. 1 (1970).
Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103 (1975).
Goldsby v. United States, 160 U.S. 70 (1895).


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On sale now at ~Le~ Fashions
We got our first "real" snow today in Ohio, by real I mean it's sticking to the ground. Brrrr .... so winter is really here, and time to bundle up! These sweaters are perfect for that. They are made with a warm and cozy cable knit with a snuggly collar and comes with mittens included! (Just a note to those not in the know: mittens will fit better if you can make your hands size 0)
Check out these beautiful colors too!
Christmassy Green
Rich Red
Deep Purple
Basic Black
Sparkly and Elegant, this gown is ideal for that special Christmas event. The skirt flows beautifully, and the package comes with bonus sparkly panties :)) It's on sale now at ~Le~ Fashions for 300L!
There's a real cute collection of Argyle Sweaters at ~Le~ Fashions , a must for every wardrobe! There's a grand opening going on and everything is half price. Make sure to check out the Christmas Special in the lucky chair, and you don't feel like waiting, it's on sale for 50L inside the store!
Check out these sweaters, on sale for 50L:
Oh yes, and a Giraffe Sweater too!
I know it's been a long time since this blog was updated, but what can I say?? I was busy :P But! Big News! I opened a store! Yes! It's called ~Le~ Fashions and has boutique-style clothing and will have some dressy stuff too. Right now I'm having a 50% off sale until the first of the year. There's a lucky chair and a beautiful park-like setting to hang out in. There's even a couple of dances! This is my Christmas Special that is in the lucky chair, or if you don't want to wait, it's on sale in the store for 50L!
Come check it out!
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The Daily Mail is carrying a story today about three policewomen from South Yorkshire who spent the day wearing all-enveloping burkhas as part of the 'In Your Shoes' scheme.
Sergeant Deb Leonard, who wore one of the burkhas, said:
I have gained an appreciation and understanding of what Muslim females experience when they walk out in public in clothing appropriate to their beliefs.
But who told South Yorkshire Police that burkhas are an 'appropriate' part of Islamic belief?
There are a very large number of Muslims – male and female – who do not believe that the burkha has any place in Islam. Indeed, many also reject the notion of the headscarf itself as being anything Islamic.
Those who do wear the burkha often subscribe to some of the most restrictive and regressive interpretations of Islam. It is frequently adopted by them not just as a religious symbol, but also as a political mark of difference and separation. Essentially, South Yorkshire Police have endorsed that view of Islam today, adopting the most extreme position as the norm. But what message does that send to progressive and secular Muslims who regard the veil as a hideous monstrosity?
This move will have impressed some sections of the Muslim community - but not the ones who share our values.
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