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The difficulty is that there simply isn't enough good sense among enough parents to know how to monitor and control the situation, in much the same way as they can't control the use of foul language or inappropriate media content in their own homes.

My daughter turns 20 soon. She's been drinking at home since she was about 14. Half a glass of wine with a special meal or a birthday party, some cava at Christmas or New Year, etc. She prefers soft drinks. She's wary about going out with some of her friends as she doesn't want to get involved in their binge drinking. She refuses to go on holiday with them.

I wish I knew she'd have the same attitude if we'd banned her from drinking until she was 18. Having said that, 15 seems a reasonable age. I'm not sure a child's organs can cope with much alcohol at younger than that.

I also know someone whose 14yo son had a wee bit too much to drink one night. He organised a binge in the house for the two of them and got the boy totally out of his skull. The boy was ill for days afterwards and couldn't face alcohol for years. It's not an approach I'd recommend.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2108959" data-attributes="member: 65242">The difficulty is that there simply isn&#039;t enough good sense among enough parents to know how to monitor and control the situation, in much the same way as they can&#039;t control the use of foul language or inappropriate media content in their own homes.My daughter turns 20 soon. She&#039;s been drinking at home since she was about 14. Half a glass of wine with a special meal or a birthday party, some cava at Christmas or New Year, etc. She prefers soft drinks. She&#039;s wary about going out with some of her friends as she doesn&#039;t want to get involved in their binge drinking. She refuses to go on holiday with them.I wish I knew she&#039;d have the same attitude if we&#039;d banned her from drinking until she was 18. Having said that, 15 seems a reasonable age. I&#039;m not sure a child&#039;s organs can cope with much alcohol at younger than that.I also know someone whose 14yo son had a wee bit too much to drink one night. He organised a binge in the house for the two of them and got the boy totally out of his skull. The boy was ill for days afterwards and couldn&#039;t face alcohol for years. It&#039;s not an approach I&#039;d recommend.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2108959, member: 65242"] The difficulty is that there simply isn't enough good sense among enough parents to know how to monitor and control the situation, in much the same way as they can't control the use of foul language or inappropriate media content in their own homes. My daughter turns 20 soon. She's been drinking at home since she was about 14. Half a glass of wine with a special meal or a birthday party, some cava at Christmas or New Year, etc. She prefers soft drinks. She's wary about going out with some of her friends as she doesn't want to get involved in their binge drinking. She refuses to go on holiday with them. I wish I knew she'd have the same attitude if we'd banned her from drinking until she was 18. Having said that, 15 seems a reasonable age. I'm not sure a child's organs can cope with much alcohol at younger than that. I also know someone whose 14yo son had a wee bit too much to drink one night. He organised a binge in the house for the two of them and got the boy totally out of his skull. The boy was ill for days afterwards and couldn't face alcohol for years. It's not an approach I'd recommend. [/QUOTE]

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