http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2008/drinkwise-kids-in-drink-cycle/ Advertising creativity from around the world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:16:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2008/drinkwise-kids-in-drink-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-7659 deadthevideo Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:03 +0000 http://www.duncans.tv/?p=2043#comment-7659 In 1987, the Partnership For A Drug-Free America ran a PSA. The ad showed a father slamming his son for taking drugs. In his defence, the boy yells 'I learned it from watching you!', hinting that the dad was a drug addict. The point being that children observe what's going on around and have no way of telling what's right and what's wrong. Because of this, they can pick up a parent's bad habits. In this case, the bad habit is alcoholism. Alcohol is a drug and if taken in excess can cause harm. Children can't tell right from wrong, but parents can. It is up to them to show an amount of responsibility when around children, and that means not getting drunk. When a person is drunk, they become a totally different person. They can turn from mild-mannered to violent. Alcohol can control a person and can take hold of them like a boa constrictor. Parents should do the best for their children, and that means enjoy alcohol in moderation. In 1987, the Partnership For A Drug-Free America ran a PSA. The ad showed a father slamming his son for taking drugs. In his defence, the boy yells ‘I learned it from watching you!’, hinting that the dad was a drug addict. The point being that children observe what’s going on around and have no way of telling what’s right and what’s wrong. Because of this, they can pick up a parent’s bad habits. In this case, the bad habit is alcoholism. Alcohol is a drug and if taken in excess can cause harm. Children can’t tell right from wrong, but parents can. It is up to them to show an amount of responsibility when around children, and that means not getting drunk. When a person is drunk, they become a totally different person. They can turn from mild-mannered to violent. Alcohol can control a person and can take hold of them like a boa constrictor. Parents should do the best for their children, and that means enjoy alcohol in moderation.

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