I saw on the news a while ago that parrents allowed thier kids to drink at home. What do you guys think about this. My dad is leaning this way to lol he has offered me drinks a couple of times. Just wondering.
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Drinking At home
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What's the issue?
My kids aren't old enough for more than a sip of Champagne on Christmas day, but I think that I would prefer to 'teach' them how to drink in a civilised way under my own supervision.
I think 14 or 15 is probably a reasonable age for a drink with Sunday lunch.
My kids aren't old enough for more than a sip of Champagne on Christmas day, but I think that I would prefer to 'teach' them how to drink in a civilised way under my own supervision.
I think 14 or 15 is probably a reasonable age for a drink with Sunday lunch.
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allowing your child a couple sips of beer occasionally is actually good for them. Now, I would say that letting your kids "drink" is completely out of line. Besides, I would not want to share by brews.Dainichi said:
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If we have wine with a meal we'll give the kids some diluted wine, and only one glass. I've heard French parents do this and they have much less problem with binge drinking then we do. If I show my kids it's possible to enjoy a glass of wine and not feel the need to get drunk then hopefully they'll follow my example, rather then the example of the hoards of people who decend on the town on the weekend and drink till they pass out.
We do tell them that small amounts to drink is good, but drinking lots is very bad for our bodies.
We do tell them that small amounts to drink is good, but drinking lots is very bad for our bodies.
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Tangnefedd
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On special occasions we gave our children a glass of a light wine with a meal from the age of twelve.This is legal in the UK. Teaching sensible drinking habits is what parents should do imo.
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The kids in college who binge drink are typically those that have parents who tell them "Drinking! NO!" when they were in high school (exceptions abound, of course). Once they get out from under their parents' roof, they see drinking as an act of rebellion and/or symbol of 'freedom' from parental control. When parents make drinking a nonissue (i.e drinking is not one of the 7 deadly sins), I think kids tend to see it as an nonissue. When you teach kids about responsible drinking, you are also equipping them with the ability to handle alcohol when they go out into the real world.
EDIT: I was allowed access to my dad's wine since I was a freshman. My parents let me have sips of alcohol from a very young age. I didn't get drunk until I was well into college (and over 21). For the most part, did minimal drinking in college, never binge drink, and never found myself in a compromising situation. I can't say that about kids who came from more strict families who frowned of drinking.
EDIT: I was allowed access to my dad's wine since I was a freshman. My parents let me have sips of alcohol from a very young age. I didn't get drunk until I was well into college (and over 21). For the most part, did minimal drinking in college, never binge drink, and never found myself in a compromising situation. I can't say that about kids who came from more strict families who frowned of drinking.
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I refuse to touch alchahol personally, my dad has been drinking for 30 years and I have to creep through the house every night so he doesnt go off on me because he's drunk and angry.
My rules as far as drinking goes for future kids are "You can drink as much as you want...but you have to vaccuume the WHOLE house in the morning." And Im gonna buy one of those super super loud shop vacs, ya know just to be SURE its done properly. And then Im gonna make him a NICE big breakfast of sizzling bacon and sausage and fried eggs and ya know Im just SO clumsy in the morning I might drop a few pots and pans.
My rules as far as drinking goes for future kids are "You can drink as much as you want...but you have to vaccuume the WHOLE house in the morning." And Im gonna buy one of those super super loud shop vacs, ya know just to be SURE its done properly. And then Im gonna make him a NICE big breakfast of sizzling bacon and sausage and fried eggs and ya know Im just SO clumsy in the morning I might drop a few pots and pans.
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In civilised nations, the drinking age is not 21. Nor is 18 harshly enforced by the state. The trouble with the US is it has no culture or sense of priority.
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Its not that the US doesnt enforce the drinking laws, the drinking laws are hard to enforce without stepping on civil liberties.
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bumblebee62331
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Dainichi said:
I think it's a great idea. It's completely legal. It teaches children about alcohol when they are younger - about 15 - so they are 'prepared' for when the time comes that they are legally allowed to drink.
They either hate the alcohol, which means they won't be so excited to get 'wasted' on their 18th birthday, as many people do, or they will enjoy the alcohol, which means they will appreciate it's taste because they will only have it in small amounts.
I think a couple of sips of wine is good for a child. Obviously if the adult plows the child with 4 Vodka Cruisers when the kid's 15, there's a problem. But one drink with dinner is good. They can taste the different types of alcohol and try things out in their own home, overlooked by their parents and siblings. Poof - the mystery of alcohol is gone.
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My dad drank in high school. Mostly because the drinking age was 18 then. It's 21 in our state, so I can't drink in public. However, whenever my parents drink at home, or at a friend's house, I join in. It's actually legal, I just can't buy alcohol, or drink it it public.
Which makes no bloody sense, because I'm supposedly responsible enough to get a job, buy a house or car, purchase firearms and ammo, purchase pornography, purchase cigarettes, decide the future of this country, but I'm "not responsible" enough to purchase alcohol.
I live in the Bible belt, where there are a good many tee-totalers and other people that frown upon alcohol consumption. It's their fault. Their kids are the ones that go binge drinking, get DUIs, and cause all sorts of problems for the public, since they weren't taught moderation. Lowering the age wouldn't make a bit of difference, except that there would be some 18, 19, and 20 year olds doing those things. This would give the public three more years to learn what acceptable drinking limits are, so it'd really just even out.
Which makes no bloody sense, because I'm supposedly responsible enough to get a job, buy a house or car, purchase firearms and ammo, purchase pornography, purchase cigarettes, decide the future of this country, but I'm "not responsible" enough to purchase alcohol.
I live in the Bible belt, where there are a good many tee-totalers and other people that frown upon alcohol consumption. It's their fault. Their kids are the ones that go binge drinking, get DUIs, and cause all sorts of problems for the public, since they weren't taught moderation. Lowering the age wouldn't make a bit of difference, except that there would be some 18, 19, and 20 year olds doing those things. This would give the public three more years to learn what acceptable drinking limits are, so it'd really just even out.
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My husband and I don't drink except for special occasions, and I certainly wouldn't introduce drinking into our house just so our kids could drink. But, I see nothing wrong with an older teen having a glass of wine with dinner once in a while.
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I'd have to say no, until my Child is of age to legally drink. It would be illegal for me to give them booze before that... so I won't.
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Uphill Battle said:
It is not illegal to give your child alcohol in your house.
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Byootaful said:
I'd have to look at that more closely... (canadian law here.) but there must be some law about it... otherwise there would be nothing wrong with letting a 6 year old get tanked... and I think we can agree that there is something inherently wrong with THAT notion.
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I first got drunk to the point of hangover at my parents house under their supervision at age 14. At first they were torn to let me continue, but in the end after a horrendous hangover I learned just how bad that can be and I didn't really risk anything for the lesson (except a little embarrassment)
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Uphill Battle said:
I don't think there is a law here as to how much you can allow your children to drink. It's fine as long as you are supervised by your parents. That means that yes I guess 6 year olds can get drunk! It's up to the parents to supervise it. I'm sure a parent wouldn't let their 6 year old drink, hence the law, but I guess you've just got to trust the parent's instincts.
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