I think that if you're taught to drink responsibly, you'll be more likely to do so. If alcohol wasn't treated as such a taboo, it wouldn't be such a big deal to get completely wasted. My bf's parents are Swiss, and they started giving him wine with meals at about 13. He's an extremely responsible drinker...and he always knows which wines to order with dinner.
Honestly, I think giving a teenager keys to a car is much more dangerous than teaching them to drink responsibly.
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Originally posted by DeltAlum
I recommend reading the post by Hoosier in Risk Management about the USA Today story in the January 25 issue that speaks to student deaths and studies that show that the brain of the average 18 year old has not reached the stage of making good decisions...
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...threadid=74414
With no pun intended, it's sobering for those of us who are parents and/or advisors.
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