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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS 16 is a junior. He has a lot of friends and thus, he frequently gets invited to parties. He says there is often alcohol at this parties, sometimes parents serving the drinks.  [b]He does not drink (athlete and high-performer at school).[/b] But, he mentioned last night he wants to try alcohol, and have a sip or two once in a while at the parties. How would you approach this? We have already discussed the harmful effects of alcohol on teens’ brain, but in his mind, “once a month” would not be bad, and he would not become addicted. Thanks.

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Neither of these is a deterrent to him drinking and athletes are usually the biggest social/binge drinkers.

He's highly likely already tried it at the parties and I agree, he's testing the waters to see where you stand on the whole thing.  This is great that he's open to even talking to you about it.

It's up to you how hard you want to come down on any level of drinking.  I would focus on binge drinking and letting him know if you see any signs of it, there will be consequences.  Make sure he NEVER drives his own car or accepts a ride home with anyone.  You pick him up or he ubers.  If he finds himself in a car, he should always have a seatbelt.  He can call you any time and get a ride, no questions asked.   I would tell him that underage drinking is illegal and there are various ways he can get himself in trouble by doing it.  Walk him through those.  And then there are the life and death scenarios. The situation recently in the local news would be a good story to walk through in detail.

Any time his friends are at your home, you should assume they are sneaking alcohol into your house.  You are liable if there is underage drinking in your home.  Now you know so don't pretend like you don't know.

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