I was just wondering what everyone's opinions were on parents providing alcohol for their underage kids, mainly kids in high school and even junior high?
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orderandlaw
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I think these people need to have children about as much as a monkey needs a loaded M-60 machinegun !
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To raise a child to drink moderately and responsibly, you have to teach a child to drink responsibly. That does not mean supplying the keg. It means letting them occasionally have wine with dinner and stressing the importance of knowing when enough is enough.
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I think its total crap that parents do this. Its just irresponsible and like telling your kids that "just a little try" is fine for whatever. I don't think there is any real way to "make" a kid not drink before their 21 unless they want to do it for their self. Try to impress upon them to do everything in moderation and if everything goes alright, they'll do the right thing, or at least be safe. I know the experience of going to a "rager" or two and not drinking and having a close friend die in underage drinking crash got me to be safe. My mom was always a firm believer in wait until 21, but my dad just told me to be safe and responsible.
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Well, it may be against popular concensus, but i think its good to allow your high school age kids to have a supervised drink here or there. It takes away that natural curiousity, and hey- at least you can keep an eye on them and there not going to parties and getting wasted because they dont know how to handle alcohol, putting themselves in compramising situations... But maybe thats just my opinion?
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disgusting, In our country our drinking age is only 18 any how, so to provide alcohol for younger people is really not acceptable.
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i don't approve
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How much alcohol, with what corresponding message, and under what circumstances? I was allowed a wine cooler at the family picnic on Independence Day, a bit of Bailey's when decorating the tree, etc. This is very common in Europe, and it doesn't cause any major problems. If you are talking ANY alcohol, that would include most liquid medicines. Just to put some perspective on it... Now, I have real issues with parents who supply alcohol in excess for teenage parties and teen social situations.
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Providing alcohol for parties is wrong. Letting a child participate in a family dinner with a wine cooler, or a sip of wine at passover meal is not wrong.
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