I just caught my 7 year old daughter....

[MWB]

with her friend in my garden shed smoking & drinking.

I had been wondering about my bottle of whiskey being drunk so quickly, (I only have 6 glasses a night). I thought maybe it was evaporating or something.

And my cigarettes are the same. I haven't been smoking any more, but I've had to buy more than usual over the last few weeks.

So at least that mystery is solved. It isn't me going mad.

But what can I do about my daughter? 7 is a bit early to start drinking & smoking - I was 10.

Please help me with how to tackle this. Thanks.

[sn�gs]

I'm sitting here typing this, sharing a chillum pipe with my 5 year old nephew.

Problem? Only if you let it become one.

[Jan1957]

Whiskey!! Give her vdka, it's cheaper, especially form Lidls.

[noway2]

is there problems in your household.7 is a bit young.Although in some countrys 7 year olds can get married,are you in one of those countrys.

[Jan1957]

vodka that was

[gonzo00]

let her know that you will not stand for this kind of behaviour...at least not until she gives up the heroin and ice habit's!!!

[Panic Button]

Explain to her that she is putting your shed at great risk, smoking in there and holding an inflammable liquid.

What would you do if the shed burnt down?

[MWB]

The drugs are the least of my worries. She can buy them from her pimp.

But it's MY money she's drinking & smoking!

[brachiopod]

Offer a squirt of soda water?

[No,Knowledge]

i blame the parents

people in there 70's should not be having children!

[brachiopod]

Sorry, that was in reply to the shed burning question.

[MWB]

If she does burn the shed down & herself with it, well that will teach her a lesson she'll never forget!

And she won't do it again.

[craft1948]

start pinching her make-up and coke....see how she bloody likes it....

[ELVIS68]

This is child cruelty...a 7 yr old should`nt be smoking and drinking in a shed they should be indoors

[MWB]

Well I see that NOW, no-know.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

I reckon if ya can't beat 'em, (which I'd like to do - with a rusty hammer!) joim 'em.

[mrs.chappie]

Install a smoke alarm as a matter of urgency. Garden sheds don't come cheap.

[Jan1957]

If my 5 yr old son is with her can you send him home by 5 am. He's got school tomorrow.

[sn�gs]

Id do what any responsible parent would do...

Turn a blind eye... and whilst your daughter is out the back, wasted, rent her room out to her dealer... at least it'll all be going on under the safety of your own roof... and think of the parties!!

[brachiopod]

I am disgusted that there has obviously been a lack of morality instilled in this child, if, at the age of just 7, she is already stealing your cigarettes and alcoholic beverages.

You seriously need to question your parental abilities and seek to correct your previous errors that have allowed for this behaviour to flourish.

You need to be firm, and take things back to the basics that reward is to be earned and there is punishment of poor behaviour.

You could start off by rewarding your daughter with one cigarette for every Tom she sees, and as an added incentive, an extra half bottle of vodka if she does ten in an evening and is still back home in time for the X-Factor repeats on ITV2 at 9 o'clock.

Develop your relationship with the child by throwing in the odd wrap of whatever you can get hold of (or a bit of Ajax powder in a piece of paper is a good alternative if things are tight, or you have just blown all your stash on yourself)

And don't forget to reward your child for good deeds. Don't be extravagant, as they will soon become accustomed to expecting it.
Just the latest mobile phone (ensure you get it unlocked first) or some tokens for a few sessions down the local self-service tanning salon will suffice.

You will then be well on the way to stoppig this anti-social and frankly, despicable behaviour that your daughter is displaying.