'Young people have little experience of alcohol and little understanding of how it can damage developing bodies and affect behaviour.” (L Wright 1999 - Young People and Alcohol: what 11 - 24 year old know, think and do) Decide what you will do to ensure that your child has the information he or she needs to have fun and stay safe.
“Children's attitudes and behaviours are initially shaped by families - both directly, in that parents act as role models, and indirectly, in that levels of family support, control and conflict are linked to teenage drinking. A sensible drinking example set buy parents seems to be particularly important as both abstainers and heavy drinkers are more likely to have heavy drinking children.” (Velleman, R 1992 The development of drinking behaviour in families.) Try using this quote as a basis for a family discussion
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