[Darryl]

Making something that normal people can safely do into a Great Big Forbidden Deal (as I suspect Jessica above would do) is far more dangerous than supervised moderation. Make wine a part of dignified dining – a glass with the family meal once a week, for instance, and you can start that once the kid is old enough to display proper table manners. This associates alcohol with good behavior – and it had better be good behavior, from you as parents most of all. The biggest influence is going to be your own attitude to alcohol. If you’re an alcoholic who drinks any time for no apparent reason, you’ll probably raise alcoholics or rabid tee-totallers (who are really alcoholics in waiting). The kids should never see you more than a little bit drunk, and then only ever when you have friends and/or extended family around for a party. They will mimic what you do, and not only that, they will inherit a lot of your natural inclinations. What you say, they will often test out for themselves, especially when they’re annoyed with you and feeling rebellious. So don’t _tell_ them not to drink too much, _show_ them by not drinking too much yourself, and letting them see the consequences for people who do: there are plenty of object examples in life. As with all other parenting, you need to follow the concept that you are raising future human beings, who will need to know the good and evil that humanity is capable of, and will not suddenly on the night of their 21st birthday acquire a set of adult coping skills all at once. Dishonest, hyperprotective parents raise dishonest, miserable, useless kids.

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Name : Darryl, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 32, City : Brisbane, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : Temp, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,