On a drunk in the mall in the middle of the day on a weekday
Rúna Ágústsdóttir, alcohol and intoxicants at the Parents’ House, sees it seriously that children and young people seek to shorten hours after traditional school hours end in shopping malls and other many places. There can be many things to do.
« They are mostly used during the day often, especially on weekdays, » says Rúna, and urgent parents to know danger signs that often follow the drug use of young people.
« They are then in the mall, in Smáralind, in Skeifan and Mjóddinni. They are a lot in Skeifan, where I work, they are a lot to hang there. This is called such a » meeting place « for teenagers. You can buy there, you can sell there, you can meet people there and meet your friends. These are such places where there are some shops and something to do and such. «
It is common for teenage drinks to take place in the middle of the day on a weekday.
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Lady teenage hazard signs
According to Runa, the consumption of young people is less than only in the evening and on weekends. Her experience for four decades has shown the prevalence of adolescent drinks and other drug use in the middle of the day on weekdays. In doing so, parents and guardians often notice while outdoor activities and other rules are respected.
« I mean they are in the mall and they are drinking there. Just in a drunk outside the toilet, » says Rúna. « Sometimes the parents are completely unsuspecting. »
But what should a 14 -year -old « ordinary » child do during the day?
« A 14 -year -old should be in their own zip code. They should not have friends in Hafnarfjordur, up in Akranes and just be on the bus and all over the place, » says Rúna.
« Teenlessness is often a danger signs. They should be in their neighborhood and should prefer to do something. »
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