2 days ago at my grandmas i saw a friend of hers give hr 3 year old child 3-4 big gulps of a cooler. What do you guys think of this i think its absolutely pathetic
ive had alchohol underage before, and my sisiter who is 20 now has been drinking since she was 19, and nearly everyone who knows her knows about it. Just a little wont hurt.
I dont think parents should encourage their children to get drunk all the time though
Meh, I had my first taste of beer at 18 months old. I then moved on to little sips of cider (the real stuff not the cheapo just-get-you-drunk stuff) when I was about 7. At age 12 I was allowed 1 can of lager every 2 weeks. Honestly - I turned out fine. Because I was allowed alcohol in small amounts when I was young i've never really seen it as 'cool' or 'edgy' and so i'm not tempted to minge drink or anything. I see alcoholic drinks as more of a delicacy - I tend to search out the best ciders, real ales and wines for the sheer delight of sampling them and not for the purpose of getting drunk.
Not really a problem as long as they don't get them drunk, I think parents should allow drinking at about 13/14, in small amounts of course, not encourage it, but let the kid know if he wants to try it he is allowed to.
Otherwise there is a risk the kids will go behind their parents back and get drunk once every other week or something, which is what I did, and it really affected my performance in school too because I was hungover and tired from the night before..
Lol, alcoholism runs in my family. I like beer, just I never get it. My parents stopped drinking years ago, so no more 'sips' when we're camping.
I'd prefer to just not drink myself.
As for on topic, so long as children are only given small amounts, they're fine. A little of anything every now and again never hurt anyone. Except maybe heroin. But that's an entirely different story . . . .
ive had alchohol underage before, and my sisiter who is 20 now has been drinking since she was 19, and nearly everyone who knows her knows about it. Just a little wont hurt.
Must be American. Go Canada! Honestly I have mixed feelings on this topic. On one hand I feel it shouldn't be allowed because in some cases it may lead to over indulging in alcohol, but if parents set firm guidelines then the child should have those engrained in them as the grow up. Personally I don't drink at all. I've tried various beverages and I cannot seem not to taste the alcohol in them which leaves me with an unpleasant taste in my mouth.
I grew up drinking alcohol from a very young age. I also have allowed my children small sips of my beers from time to time. My reasoning and opinion is this: If you introduce something to your children from a young age you eliminate, or at least reduce, the stigma and fascination around it. When you introduce something from an early age you can then begin to educate your children before peer pressure and curiosity lead to experimentation away from your influence.
The reality with alcohol is that eventually your kids are going to be exposed to it and want to try it. Would you rather teach them responsibility and moderation from a young age? Or not educate them and leave that up to their friends and their own, private experimentation?
My parents used to give me wine and the occasional gulp of Heineken when no one was looking(because somehow being seen drinking beer is worse than being seen drinking wine) and I turned out ok.
but i also know people they get drunk constantly and their about 10 11 12 and stuff and they did not turn out fine their the dumbest ****s i know XD
Well nothing is fool proof, that's for sure. Also there could be a psychological disorder at work there, and I highly doubt that the parents introduced them to alcohol and educated them about it as well as monitored their behavior either.
If I may chip in here. I spent 3 years of high-school spending 20 minutes a day sat next to one of the underage bingers and let me tell ya - the amount of alcohol she shoved down her throat couldn't have done anyone any good at all - but her explanation was that 'booze helps everyone have a good time'. That doesn't seem like a particularly good excuse to me (her excuse for smoking was that 'it helps me stay calm in class'. Alcohol is good in moderation but it's power as a social lubricant can only stretch so far and once you've gone past that limit it goes from social drinking to downright alcoholism. Again - the solution is education and 'dealing with it' from a younger age. If kids weren't taught that alcohol is a 'grown-up drink' but were instead taught more about what drinking too much can do to you then i'm sure we would see a reduction in the number of people that, in their rebellious teen years, decide to go out and drink in some dark and damp field somewhere.
Underage drinking is quite a big thing in Australia, and im telling you kids arnt getting drunk at ages 10 11 12, try like 16,17. some kids just want to get drunk and act a fool which i hate, for myself its more about just having a few drinks with your mates and having some fun next to the fire.
