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Show og! Children and alcohol? Where does parent fit W by Michaelene Pendleton ' 1 Should parents give alcohol to their children? This is a question that has bothered a lot of parents. Some have felt that by introducing alcohol early and in the home, they would reduce the chances of later heavy alcohol use. Other have been afraid that early drinking may cause their childre become alcoholics Attitudes tjl drinking are regulat many factors; the important being socU i'W e moral. To many ppeD alcohol use is a sin aj' teI drinking is prohil jH & 1 Unfortunately, the 'Vire u Experiment" with nf PP- ; al prohibition prove. outside legal rega jsu56 1 seldom works. '.-si. v'e What does the res":B Pub say? 'i by i A 1962 study repTO01-'' that alcoholics usuall; righ) their first drink at a;!- age than drinkers re"v' don't abuse ah lil Another study sh .s ve that both abstaininf .-isi'5'1 heavy-drinking teen:ii f"r usually have parents ! fr strong negative atti-jenvi toward adolescent 1- that ing. These parents us also generally striated-ciplinarians. striated-ciplinarians. Heavy i:. 1 ers were also more .",-io., 1 to find out about boc L'tal themselves instead Hons under the guidanc''.;ci their parents. St,.j a done in 1953, '60 an -,3 1 showed that If pi'.:i-g disapproved of drink:. weren't sure of "--ere values, there seem -i-iis be a higher rat") drinking and alcoh'rp:e among their childrei 's e Since adolescenc e associated with .T tough, sociable and --s authoritarian, when C- ing begins then, it is to become associatec those traits. A pn'i'""': introduction to a! within the family strt!ji4 j could help associate cr im ing with other valu' you are interested injj J information on this , Four Corners Mf Health, 259-6131. |