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Apr. 27th, 2007 11:48 amHow silly: Charity calls for parents who give drinks to their children (under 15) to be prosecuted.
Yes, there is a problem with kids drinking too much. However, I suspect very little of that drinking goes on in the home under parental supervision. Parents who drink sensibly themselves and allow their children to drink a bit of wine with a meal are more likely to encourage their kids to drink sensibly. If you're allowed to drink at home, then it does not have the rebellion factor! Indeed, one friend of mine says that her parents educated her palette to the extent that she wasn't interested in drinking the cheap booze that her friends were using to get drunk.
The Scots are more sensible. Alchohol Focus Scotland say:
Yes, there is a problem with kids drinking too much. However, I suspect very little of that drinking goes on in the home under parental supervision. Parents who drink sensibly themselves and allow their children to drink a bit of wine with a meal are more likely to encourage their kids to drink sensibly. If you're allowed to drink at home, then it does not have the rebellion factor! Indeed, one friend of mine says that her parents educated her palette to the extent that she wasn't interested in drinking the cheap booze that her friends were using to get drunk.
The Scots are more sensible. Alchohol Focus Scotland say:
But Alcohol Focus Scotland fears that putting alcohol completely out of bounds could make it more tempting.
The charity favours the continental approach of educating children's palates responsibly.
