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| More than 70 "super nannies" are to try to improve parenting in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour, Tony Blair is expected to announce. | More than 70 "super nannies" are to try to improve parenting in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour, Tony Blair is expected to announce. |
| The prime minister is expected to commit £4m to fund parenting experts in 77 areas of England. | |
| Mr Blair will warn that poor parenting is bad for society and is also catastrophic for children. | Mr Blair will warn that poor parenting is bad for society and is also catastrophic for children. |
| This comes after a Mori poll suggested 53% of people think poor parenting is the main cause of bad behaviour. | This comes after a Mori poll suggested 53% of people think poor parenting is the main cause of bad behaviour. |
| In the poll for the Home Office, 85% of respondents blamed parents for allowing children to become out of control. | In the poll for the Home Office, 85% of respondents blamed parents for allowing children to become out of control. |
| 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 and intervene when children get into trouble. | They will advise new parents and intervene when children get into trouble. |
| A little help at a particularly difficult time for parents can be hugely effective Clare TickellNCH | A little help at a particularly difficult time for parents can be hugely effective Clare TickellNCH |
| The government's 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. | The government's 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. |
| "For me this is a really positive good day. Four million pounds is not a small amount of money, it'll make a huge difference to 77 areas of the country." | "For me this is a really positive good day. Four million pounds is not a small amount of money, it'll make a huge difference to 77 areas of the country." |
| 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, but many are forced to participate when their children break the law or refuse to attend school. | Parents can volunteer for the courses, but many are forced to participate when their children break the law or refuse to attend school. |
| Bad behaviour | Bad behaviour |
| A survey for the Institute for Public Policy Research has already suggested that the UK's youths are the worst behaved in Europe. | A survey for the Institute for Public Policy Research has already 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. |
| 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. |
| "This is a start and I think credit should be given for the fact that they're making a start," she said. | "This is a start and I think credit should be given for the fact that they're making a start," 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. | "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. |
| "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." |