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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've said this before on DCUM, and pps have said similar things. 
Iinstead of just prohibiting your teen/20-something from drinking, you really must work on a relationship where you insist and your kid feels comfortable calling you [i]in any situation and you will come and get him/her.[/i] Save the lecture and/or punishment if any for the next day.  
Short of or in addition to that (and what we do for college-aged kids), get Uber and tie it to your credit card -- that way[i] there is absolutely zero excuse [/i]that your kids gets in a car as the driver or as a passenger in a car when the driver has been drinking. There are many tragic accidents where the passengers are killed and the drunk driver survives -- [i]make sure your kid is not the passenger.  [/i][/quote]
How about this then?  [/quote]
Most kids aren't equipped to deal with the peer pressure to AVOID calling their parents, at any cost. Most parents prefer to ignore this mighty little fact.[/quote]
That's alotta "mosts". You must know something the rest of us don't. 
Speaking for myself, the parents of teens I know use the "call at any time, we'll deal with the consequences later" method. Among us, our teens have utilized this call (or a call to Uber) many times. More than once, I've loaded my car with kids who weren't where they were supposed to be at 2am. Parents might want to try building that trust with their kids so the kids will feel comfortable enough to call. The other factor that is helpful, but not always realistic as the kids get older, is to know the other parents well enough to trust them when your kids are at their house or to give you a heads up when they'll be out of town (when lots of high parties happen). [/quote]

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