Parents who let their kids drink when supervised – because they think it’s safer than an outright ban on underage drinking – may want to rethink their approach due to a new study in the
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
. Co-authored by University of Washington professor
Richard Catalano
, the study (
PDF
) found that teens who drank with adult supervision had more drinking-related problems than teens raised with a zero-tolerance attitude/
Vanessa Ho
, Seattle P-I.
More here.
(AP file illustration)
Question: What approach do/did you take with your children re: drinking?