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Email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook A ban on all kinds of marketing strategies that seek to portray alcohol consumption as normal was  proposed by NGOs  including  Nada India Foundation  unanimously, after attending a seminar on  “Rampant advertising by alcohol industry in India and need for a national level alcohol control policy”.   Monika Arora, the Director of the health promotions unit of  PHFI  blamed advertising for promoting the use of alcohol among youth. “It has been seen that children who are exposed to alcohol use in movies are more likely to have tried alcohol compared to those who have not been exposed,” Arora said. The  report launched on this occasion  includes an overview of the alcohol industry in India, its key players, the growth patterns and advertising and promotion of alcohol products in India. “Since alcohol use is interconnected with crime, gender violence and sexual...

Suneel's Blog Suneel Vatsyayan Namaste and welcome to my blog! I am Founder & Chairman of Nada India Foundation. I work as Consultant ,Trainer & Relationship and Rehabilitation Counselor. I come from India and I am very interested in NGO sector, culture ,interactive media and Society. Social Media And Best Interest Of The Child Category:   Alcohol Culture ,  Marketing ,  Policy ,  Youth What kind of social defence do we have for the social media? It socializes and influences to an increasingly greater extent. And its impact seems to become bigger compared to “real life” social relations. It seems impossible for parents and teachers to monitor their children online. I was watching a  televised debate  on National Television DD News this week about a  news story  published in a Daily news paper:  “Close Facebook accounts now, Bangalore school tells its kids”.  It was interesting to see how the decisi...

By Jann Blackstone McClatchy-Tribune News Service Published:  September 21, 2013 Q: I moved out of the house five months ago and in with a woman because I couldn’t afford a place by myself. We were not together — I needed a roommate after I separated and I wanted to be close to the kids, ages 12 and 13. Now we are in love, and the kids seem to like her, but their mother tells me they are very upset, and my ex is sabotaging both my relationship with the kids and my new girlfriend’s relationship with them. I think they need counseling, but their mother won’t bring them. I can’t believe how selfish she is being! What do you think? Answer: I love it when parents who act stupid tell me their kids are screwed up and need counseling. My answer is always the same — YOU get counseling first and then see if your kids seem so screwed up...... http://tbo.com/health/parents-may-need-counseling-more-than-kids-20130921/