Beyond GALs, parenting coordinators . . . Super-Nannies

Written on November 21, 2006 by David C. Sarnacki

The BBC reveals Tony Blair’s plan to bring in “Super-nannies” to try to improve parenting in high anti-social areas of England.

The BBC notes (excerpt):
[Child psychologists] will advise new parents - of children of all ages - and intervene when children get into trouble.
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[Mr Blair] 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.

“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.”

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