Monday, December 10, 2007
Some People's Children
Should parents of teenagers allow their teens to drink at home? First, do the parents feel safer in knowing where their children are when they are drinking?. Second, will this lead to parents throwing alcohol parties for their twelve year old kids using the logic that if they did not their young children would drink somewhere else?
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Not only being illegal, this is pretty much wrong anyway you look at it. If i was a parent i would be the law giver and tell my kids what was up. if you think that youre saving your kid from danger by keeping them drunk at home then youre wrong, it will only show the kid that if its alright by the parents, then they can be "responsible" and do it other places. As a parent i would teach what was right and wrong and hope my kids would be obedient, if not, they better hope i don't catch them. So no, i do not think parents should allow their teens to booze under their supervision.
is this a serious question? honestly, if my parents would allow me to throw a party at home just to know that i'm safe, they might as well get arrested and thrown in jail with me. i can see where there might be a pro to this, but the cons overwhelm it. big time
I don't think parents should allow their children to drink at home and most certainly not with friends there just to keep them from doing it some where else. If you let your kids do it at home they will think it is ok to do some where else. Now if as a parent you let you kid have a glass of wine or champagne for special occasion that wouldn't be so bad because what kid wants to drink more than one glass of wine even if it is a special occasion.
I think parents should allow this but only after certain ages and not with other kids. I believe that if you are 18 you are an adult and if your parents want to allow you to drink at home when you can go to war then that is alright. Younger than that it is not alright. If kids are drinking at home at that age when they would probably be doing it somewhere else if not at home I think it is alright after the kid turns 18.
I've always heard that there are two kinds of bosses, the "buddy" boss who wants to be your friend and will let you do what you want, but then never gets anything done. Then there's the stern mean boss who gives you all the rules and tells you what you can and can't do.
Well this works the same for parents too. I know some people would prefer the buddy boss or buddy parent, but it doesn't work out in the end. A parent's job is to teach their kids what's right and wrong so they have a foundation to live on when they're older. you may not like the stern mean boss/parent but hey, they get the job done.
Nicely said Britt!! Parents should enforce the law not break it to make their kids happy. Meaning parents should not throw parties for their kids to drink alcohol nor should they willing allow their kids to drink alcohol at other parties.
i believe parents shouldn't throw there kids a party cause they are under age.They should be punished if they do, as well with the kid.
I think what happens in your house happens in your house. It is your parents choice what you do. I'm sure my parents would rather have me drink at home and not somewhere else. I also know my parents would never allow a party just to keep us safe. If I were to drink at home it would be strictly with family members only and no one else. Yes in a way this is wrong to have your parents promote alcohol at home but I think it would be better to drink at home then to go out and not be "safe"....
I think that if parents want to give their children alcoholic beverages in their home than that is there business. It is illegal and I also believe that it is morally wrong. If parents do this they are showing their kids that drinking is alright even though it is illegal.
Letting your kids drink at your house sets a foundation that it is ok for them to drink. Its like an approval. So if you don't mind your kids drinking then you can. They would probably try to drink elsewhere after they do drink regularly anyway. That takes away from the whole safety issue.
I dont think it is ok but i think that if your out of high school and your with your family for a celebration its not as bad. I dont think that your parents should let you have a party. I think that what goes on inside of your house is your own business.i think that your parent should know if their child is responsible enough to handle it at home and not take it outside of your home. I dont think a twelve year old should be drinking at all.
i think it would be ok at a family functions .... but with a group of your friends.... No!
Everyone has there own opinion on this. The drinking age is 21, but does everyone wait to drink until there 21? I think if there eighteen its there choice to drink. But if anyone threw parties at their house when their parents are home, the parents must not be to smart either with all the minors there.. So no i don't agree..
its illegal but when you are on your house its as it goes but not for little kids if you are of age then that is one thing but if your child is 12 years old thats is something else but as a parents stand point i would rather my child be at home with me and not kill someone driving home after drinking thats my stand point
my dad thinks i will drink one time when i am in high school my mom would kill me if i drank at home so i think it is a bad idea all the way around to let kids drink period
I don't think there is a way to prevent people from quietly drinking in their homes. I would personally not do such a thing in my own home, but there is really no way to enforce any law prohibiting it. The party thing doesn't go, though, it would be far more public, parental consent would be iffy, easier to prevent, etc.
I think parents can allow their children to drink something from time to time. They should also show though that they have to limit what they drink. If children are allowed to they will be less tempted to do so I think. It just depends on how the parents deal with it.
I understand what you are saying about the parents knowing where their kids are, but i don't feel that it is wise to allow you kids to drink at a young age.
i think it should be ok to drink at home with your parents but i do not agree on the parents letting other kids to come over and drink.
i think that the teenagers should be allowed to drink at home to the fact that they will not die at home when you let you child go out and they get drunk and they get killed or kill someone else because they were drunk. I would not myself like that on my shoulders so allowing them to drink at home saves lifes.
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