Do you know what your child is listening to?
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School Age Kids
A new study has found one in five songs in the UK Top Ten is glamorising alcohol.
Today’s music is more likely to glorify drinking than songs from ten years ago and researchers warn that chart music could be encouraging children to drink.
Many songs link alcohol with confidence, socialising or attractiveness rather than with hangovers and health problems.
Researchers are calling for warning labels on songs that have references to alcohol, in the same way consumers are warned about sexually explicit and violent lyrics.
What do you think? Do references to alcohol by pop stars encourage children to try alcohol? Do you monitor the music your child listens to?
