If you were a parent would you let your kids drink underage?

Question

I know plenty of parents in this high-class town let their kids party, and drink wine during holiday gatherings...but would you be okay with your kid drinking before 21? would you let them throw house parties?

Answer 1

no i would not let them throw house parties or go to them if i knew there would be drinking involved.. i how ever would allow the occasional drink or two if they were at my house ..i would not allow their friends to drink with out having their parents permission and the parents would have to tell me personally that it is OK and i would only allow it if they were just a few months shy of being legal age.. and no driving what so ever...i would not allow then to get so drunk that they passed out..

Answer 2

Maybe other parents do that, but not I. If I was a parent, I wouldnt let my kids drink any alcohol period! There is consequences for every action. If parents let their children drink. One drink during the holiday leans to more drinks that they dont know about. By the time they reach 21- they dont have any respect or any control to make good, sound decision. And house parties! I would have a nice party for my children and their friends, but no alcohol, but a party where their parents know their children are safe. Good luck!

Answer 3

Here's my delima with this idea..

If legally the age is 21 to drink, how can parents let their kids drink? It's against the law. What are we teaching our children if we bend the rules and don't follow the law. Where do you draw the line?

My other issue about this is the liability as a parent. If I let my kids have a party, and let them drink, I'm liable if something happens to anyone. Whether they leave and get in an accident, or drink too much and end up with alcohol poisoning. I wouldn't want that responsibility!

My boys are 12 and 14, and we're not there yet. I don't know how I'll handle it when they want to drink, or think drinking is okay. I know most kids drink when in high school, I did. But morally, I won't be able to allow it in my home because I have to follow the law. Otherwise, why don't I just enroll my kids in a bank robbery scheem? If we don't care about the law, why stop with liquor? :)

Answer 4

It all deends on the child's responsibility and maturity level. I mean in Canada, legal age is 19; in Britain and France legal age is 18; and in the rest of Europe it is 16/15.

If the child was 13 or 14, absolutely not, however I travelled extensively throughout Europe as a teenager with my family, and drinking at that age is a part of culture. If one's child plans to get hammered everytime they go out, then I would say no. As to house parties, do you feel comfortable with it? You may feel comfortable letting them go to parties, but only throwing them (for example) if you have a large backyard where they can stay, and not touch your house.
Hope my opinion helps you
:-)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Answer 5

I let all three of my daughters drink at home starting at the age of 14. The rules were that they couldn't let friends drink and couldn't leave the house. It was the same way for me when I was growing up. Things worked out well. Because they were allowed to drink there was no thrill in it and none of them ever had any interest in heavy drinking later. They each did get bombed once before they turned 18 and each was expected to get up and tend to their responsibilities like any adult the next day.

I would not let them have parties and if they were drinking outside the house they were in bad trouble.

Answer 6

It's not easy leading teenagers in the correct path, they like to experiment with the world. That is why they must be trained at a very early age to not only have respect for their parents, but also to be taught what effects substance abuse can have on their minds. It doesn't matter to me whether the person is 10, 15, or 21 and over, here in Canada it's 18, alcohol is an addicting drug and children ought to be trained to understand this and the many other things that wreak havoc in this world.

Answer 7

No way!! I might be ok with them drinking a little at a party as long as they did not drive, but I would not allow them to have house parties at my home. If you permitted them to drink at your house, then one of these kids went out and wrecked and killed themselves or someone else then you could be held liable. Not only that, you would have to live with the guilt that you encouraged this behavior. That is not something that I would not want to live with. Things are sooooo different know then it was even 10 years ago. I would definetely not allow this!!!!

Answer 8

if my kids want to drink i will let them drink at the house where i can keep an eye on them my parents did the same for me but parties are out of the question i smoke and the rule on that for them is never no exceptions smoking is the worst drug in the world drink dont smoke !!!!!

Answer 9

The party element is a splash weird and wonderful, no longer something incorrect with giving teenagers some alcohol in the event that they're older than 18. mothers and dads could be a factor of exhibiting there over 18 teenagers to drink responsibly, no longer having them study in some dorm room. however the beer pong is basically weird and wonderful.

Answer 10

I'd let my own child drink, but probably not enough to get drunk. I'd lead them into thinking if they wanted to party at our house they could, by telling them not to go drinking anywhere, but to ask. Hopefully, they'll be too afraid to ask for a while, so they may hold off on the partying thing.