A recent survey seems to show that many parents prefer rest and a quiet drink than spending time with their kids:
A new survey has revealed that stressed adults prefer to kick back with a bottle of wine, rather than spending time with their partners or children.
Six in ten adults said drinking was their top choice after a stressful day, reports the Daily Mail.
While 28 per cent said spending time with their children helped them relax only 26 per cent opted for talking to their partner, according to the poll of 825 adults conducted by industry-funded charity Drinkaware.
It found people battle stress with up to four drinks on a typical evening at home.
Family dynamics have changed over the years. Something like the family dinner is quite different now to what it was in the 60’s and 70’s. Whilst a few drinks is clearly more relaxing than getting the kids ready for bed, it is still important that they receive the love and attention they need.
Ultimately, they need to feel as though they are more important than a drink at the end of a taxing and stressful day.
Tags: Children, Drinkware, Education, kids, life, Parenting, Relaxation, Wine
Topical Teaching 
August 2, 2011 at 11:40 pm |
It does not take long for that drink or two or three and those on the weekend and those at parties to become a psychological habit leading to dependency and addiction. I drank a fifth a day for 35 years. Never hit that bottom of complete dysfunction and as a matter of fact had many successes. Now 9+ years sober I can see how accurate this post is as far as relationships are concerned. I see that alcoholism encapsulated me. I was not available for other people to receive the goodness I could have otherwise provided and was not available to receive the love and warmth they could give to me. I makes us unavailable. We can’t get the years back either.