See you later,

Can 1 have them, please?"

CHORUS:

And the cat’s in the cradle and a silver spoon, Little boy blue and the man in the moon. "When are you coming home, Son?"

"I don't know when.

But we'll get together then, Dad.

You know we'll have a good time then."

Well, I've long since retired, my son's moved away.

I called him up just the other day.

I said, "I'd like to see you.

If you don't mind."

He said, "I’d love to, Dad, if I can find the time.

You see, my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu.

But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad.

It’s been sure nice talking to you."

And as he hung up the phone,

It occurred to me

He'd grown up just like me.

My boy was just like me.

CHORUS:

And the cat’ s in the cradle and a silver spoon, Little boy blue and the man in the moon. "When are you coming home, Son?"

"I don't know when.

But we'll get together then, Dad. We're going to have a good time then."

While growing up children and teenagers get some experience which is not always positive. For example, early pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse. Some teenages don’t realise the value of life and make attempts or even commit suicide. Such things worry their parents.

Drinking Alcohol

Seventy-three percent of 13 to 14-year old children interviewed in Great Britain said they had had an alcoholic drink. As many as 55 percent of 10 to 12-year-olds said they had tried alcohol, and 45 percent of 7 to 9-year-olds.

Experimentation with alcohol begins at an early age typically in a form of a glass of wine shared with parents. "I could live without alcohol," said Sharon O’Dea, 15. "But if you go to a party, it’s better than taking drugs".

Being A Teenage Mother

Each year in England 90 000 girls get pregnant. 2 200 of these are under 14, and 7 700 are under 16 years old. The dramatic situation with teenage pregnancies in the UK is largely due to the lack of sex education, general education and appropriate family support, as most teenage mothers come from poorly educated and deprived families.