I agree, Steve. It's all part of the 'blame culture'.

"Oh look - Our lovely little Chardonnay has bitten Billy's ear off. Must have got that from watching Liverpool. Nothing to do with my perfect parenting skills..."

Maybe when parents accept that their little darlings occasionally do things wrong and need to be chastised they may not need to place the responsibility with someone else.

Fat chance, sadly.

Cheers

DtG