CRC/C/FIN/CO/4 49. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthens its measures to divert adolescents from alcohol, tobacco and substance abuse by raising awareness on negative impacts of alcohol and tobacco and engage the mass media to ensure their contribution to healthy lifestyles and consumption patterns by children and adolescents. Standard of living 50. The Committee welcomes the amendments to the Act on Child Home Care Allowance and the Private Care Allowance in 2010 increasing the amount of home-care allowance, extending the eligibility to self-employed persons and extending the length of paternity leave. However, the Committee remains concerned that the number of children and families with children, especially those under the age of 3, living in poverty has more than doubled in the last 10 years and that the amount of child benefits and parental benefits has de facto been reduced. 51. The Committee calls upon the State party to reinforce its efforts to provide support to economically disadvantaged families, including children of young families, single parents and families with many children, and to guarantee the right of all children to an adequate standard of living. The Committee also recommends that the State party take the measures necessary for the comprehensive collection and analysis of data on child poverty in order for it to be effectively addressed. E. Education, leisure and cultural activities (arts. 28, 29 and 31 of the Convention) Education, including vocational training and guidance 52. The Committee is concerned at the difficulties faced by different groups of children in vulnerable situations, including Roma children, in the education system, including the high rate of non-attendance, poor achievement, high number of children in special education classes, and the high dropout rate. 53. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Enhance teachers’ knowledge of different cultures and difficulties children face and employ more Roma professionals in schools, including as special needs assistants, in order to provide better support to children and their families; (b) curricula; Include the rights of minorities in teachers’ training and school (c) Encourage more parents whose children are not attending day-care programmes to enrol their children in early childhood development programmes, in order to improve their command of the Finnish language, social skills and make the transition to school easier and prevent school failure and dropout. 54. While welcoming the establishment of a project to prevent bullying among children, it remains concerned at reports of widespread sexual and gender-based harassment against girls, as well as bullying, including on the Internet and via mobile phones. The Committee welcomes the amendments to the Basic Education Act in 2010, introducing enhanced or special support in learning, but remains concerned that, despite the excellent academic achievements of children in the State party, a high number of children are not satisfied with their schools. 55. The Committee recommends that the State party: 11