Do you think it is acceptable for parents/adults to drink alcohol around minors?
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overeasy240
ANSWERS: 12
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I don't like it when adults drink at children's birthday parties, but if it is a cook out or BBQ, then I have no problem with it.
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I don't think it is harmful to have 1 glass of wine or a beer infront of a kid. But I wouldn't drink enough to get drunk.
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As long as it isn't done to excess. I do not think an adult should be staggering drunk around children but I see nothing wrong with social drinking around them.
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Drinking alcahol should be fine around kids. it's the misuse of it around children that should be shunned. Actually, not just shunned, but stamped out entirely. Your kid, or anyone else's kid sees you misusing alcahol, and what do you thnk's going to happen ? YOu think just because you don't know that kid that you don't have influence ? Kids spend their whole lives around the fact that adults know ALL ! =P That reaching adulthood is tops. And when they see ANY adult doing something, they emmediatly ( that's not spelled right ) co-relate that with being ok. How much do you do that kids that is ok ?
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No problem - although parents should not be "getting hammered" when there kids are around.
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only if they are showing it responsibly and are wise about it, a glass of wine or a beer is fine, but dont let them watch you get hammered with your mates and making and idiot of yourself.
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I don't see anything wrong with social drinking around children. Even if it is to "excess," the point remains that the children are safe. So if there remain adults to make the proper decisions to keep the children safe and handle any emergency, no problem. It's important to display good judgement. That definitely means being in a safe place and not partying like a frat boy / rock star. This way they can learn what responsible drinking is, as well.
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Parents are a childs first teacher, then comes everyone else. I grew up in a family where there was drinking, smoking, and I did not try it. I did a little social drinking but never got intoxicated, never did drugs. I knew people that did all these things, but I never allowed myself to be controlled by a substance. So the answer to the question, it is acceptable. Just watch your behavior so not to send mixed signals to the child/or children.
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Yes. Alcohol is a fact of life.
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I think it is hypocritical for parents who think their kids should not drink it to drink it. regardless of wether you make rules/laws based on age, "do as I say not as I do" is hypocracy. if there is a biological reason age changes things that is one thing, but drinking and smoking do not become beneficial after certain ages... they are every bit as harmful to adults as to teens. hell, I am sure that my current tollerance at age 29 is lower than ly little sisters was at 16. this is not only academic because I do not know her tolerance at 16, but because I don't drink so I do not know my own tolerance.
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I think it would be ok. just don't overdue it. and not every day.
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Only a small amount.
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