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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a contrary opinion,  we were told at the alcohol and drug seminars at our kids' schools to not allow kids to try alcohol at home when they are young.  The educators leading the seminar said that research shows that the longer you delay the first sip of alcohol, the first time a kid tries drugs, and the first time they have sex, the healthier they will be as adults.

Obviously, people have been plenty of evidence to the contrary but we've followed that advice about not giving sips of alcohol at home and our teens have not been wild -- at least not yet! (This was also the rule in my house growing up and I didn't have any trouble in college or beyond with alcohol.)[/quote]

That sounds incredibly naive...do you know for sure your teens haven't had sex, tried pot etc just because you haven't let them have a sip of wine?? This is the same argument as teach abstinence, kids won't have sex. If that worked, the U.S would have a much smaller percentage of teen pregnancy than Western Europe where they have comprehensive sex education and diluted wine with dinner. Also, if this worked fewer American teens would die in alcohol induced car accidents...but hey, just because it worked for you and maybe for your kids, you must be right.[/quote]

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