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There is no earthly reason why "they're going to do it anyway" and "denying them now will cause binge drinking later" would lead parents to go to the opposite extreme and let children be barfing drunk at their home. Some of these kids can go into comas. Some of them will not be prevented from driving drunk .There is an unspeakable amount of risk here that ignorant adults should never take.

The best way to prevent binge drinking is to teach self-control and moderation in all things. And that's harder than what these parents are prepared to do for their kids.
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[b]If you want to teach alcohol responsibility to your own kid in your own house with your alcohol, more power to you. There becomes a problem when you give alcohol to MY kid in your house, or allow copious amounts of alcohol to be consumed by numerous kids at your house. You don't know if any of the kids are on medication, or have taken drugs, that could react and cause an overdose. In that case, you are LIABLE for the death of that drunk minor in your house. what if somebody leaves and drives drunk and has an accident? What really is there to debate about providing alcohol to kids at a party? Liquor-up your own kid, but don't you dare do it to mine. [/b]

+1 to both of these.  It's one thing to let your kid have a half-glass of wine with dinner.  It's another to let a bunch of kids get stumbling drunk at your house.  The first can be part of a deliberate strategy to teach moderation and responsible drinking.  The second is sheer irresponsibility.
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