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| At home | 55% | 749 votes | Total: 1361 votes | |
| No-use | 45% | 612 votes |
At home
by Rick Norman
Created on: March 28, 2008 Last Updated: May 22, 2012
Parents should allow children to drink at home but the author lives in another culture, Denmark.
Created on: October 27, 2010
Alcohol is one of those concepts that falls within the all-too-popular forbidden fruit scenarios - deny
Created on: June 16, 2009 Last Updated: June 25, 2009
As any experienced parent knows, forbid your child from doing something and that makes it all the more
Created on: July 19, 2010
Personal experience has proven to me that if a teenager is told that they can’t do something,
by L. Merlino
Created on: September 22, 2007
In deciding whether to teach your children how to drink alcohol responsibly or maintain a no-use policy
by Nan Einarson
Created on: April 07, 2008
I find this question to be more about how we teach our children to make responsible, independent choices,
Created on: April 06, 2008
I find it absolutely amazing that this question is even asked! The only situation in which I can imagine
by Barb Jackson
Created on: February 24, 2008
I have allowed my children to have an occasional drink at home since they were young. We usually have
Created on: June 17, 2009
Consuming alcohol, and the responsibilities that arise from it, are just one of several controversial
by Casey Clay
Created on: August 02, 2007 Last Updated: July 31, 2008
To answer this particular question I have to go with my personal experience. When I was growing up I
Created on: June 17, 2009 Last Updated: July 02, 2009
There are many reasons parents should teach their children to drink responsibly in their homes. The
Created on: October 27, 2008
I have not looked at statistics of the differences between children who came from abstaining families
Created on: January 17, 2009
My dad set me on the right track with alcohol, and all drugs for that matter. The number one thing he
Created on: March 06, 2009 Last Updated: March 07, 2009
Movies, Peers or You? Who do you want to teach your teenager to drink! I prefer that my teenager not
by Mwandi M.
Created on: October 27, 2008
How and whether children decide to drink alcohol or not is entirely their choice. Granted in earlier
Created on: May 08, 2009 Last Updated: May 13, 2009
When dealing with teenagers one often has to tread lightly between your will and their will. This is
Created on: June 16, 2009 Last Updated: June 19, 2009
I was allowed to drink at home as a teenager growing up. Before you all begin envisaging a broken home,
Created on: September 03, 2007 Last Updated: November 07, 2007
To teach children how to drink alcohol in a responsibly way, is probably a more appropriate choice for
Created on: July 04, 2009 Last Updated: July 07, 2009
Children learn all the reasons not to drink in school. They learn all the dangers of drinking and driving
Created on: July 30, 2008
I believe that parents should teach moderation to their children.
I am a teenager of almost sixteen.
No-use
by TBAcademics
Created on: April 19, 2008
Children need boundaries. Children need structure. Children need credible information, and positive
by Tina Pollard
Created on: January 02, 2008
It's called lazy parenting. It's so much easier to be "cool" in your children's eyes than it is to do
by Carol Gioia
Created on: October 11, 2007 Last Updated: March 13, 2008
Parents must teach their children the responsibility accompanying imbibing alcoholic beverages, and
Created on: May 26, 2009
Should parents teach their children to drink responsibly? Alcohol is a beverage that is detrimental
Created on: September 23, 2007
Should parents teach children how to drink responsibly or maintain a no use policy at home?
Maintaining
Created on: May 28, 2008
I have a plaque on the wall in my dining room that states the words, "Children learn where they live".
Created on: August 30, 2007
I believe teaching my child to drink responsibly, is teaching them it is against the law to drink before
Created on: March 11, 2008
Some parents of teenagers would rather teach their teens how to drink responsibility by allowing them
by hnstephens
Created on: August 01, 2007
The way this question reads is somewhat misleading. Maintaining a no-use policy at home does not mean
Created on: October 09, 2007
I remember my brother getting totally trashed at home when he was about nineteen, with my father's blessing.
by Lara Everett
Created on: April 05, 2008
While I can gather the idea that it is probably not conceivable that your child will never pick up a
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