Teen drinking leads to so many troubles and tragedies it is distressing that parents often aren’t aware of what their teenagers do. Most parents are aware of the increasingly grim army of statistics indicating that large numbers of teens are beginning to drink heavily as soon as they start middle school. They take this into consideration and try their best to prevent their children from becoming a “teen drinker”. While other parents aren’t really aware of what their children might be doing, such as drinking. Teenagers who have parents who are more aware are least likely to drink rather than kids who have parents who aren’t aware.
It is easy to see why many parents allow their kids a beer at home or at a family event like a wedding or BBQ. Common misconceptions are that a drink with the family is fine because it lets teens get their first experiences with alcohol in a safe and supervised environment. However, this can lead to confusion and a false sense of security and confidence for parents and teens. If children are drinking with the family regularly enough to develop any kind of tolerance, they are developing a habit that they will almost always seek to continue on their own.
Some parents have no idea what is happening in the world, including the rise in statistics in which alcohol is being used more amongst teenagers. Also, how teenagers are more likely to abuse it. And on top of that, they aren’t aware of their children’s whereabouts or what they’re up to. Parents that don’t care or don’t show involvement in their children will most likely have kids who drink or take part in risky behavior. Kids with parents like this are most likely to be drinking out of middle school or high school.
On the other hand, most parents who are aware of the risks and behavior of their children are the ones with less teen drinking worries. They are involved with their children; knowing and making sure their children don’t drink or take part in any other risky behavior. These parents talk to their children and as a result, their children are put with a mind set that they should not do these bad things such as drinking alcohol.
