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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's a whole study for you, OP

https://report.nih.gov/NIHfactsheets/ViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=21

And while it is still a problem, teen drinking has actually DECLINED quite a bit.

https://www.responsibility.org/get-the-facts/research/statistics/underage-drinking-statistics/[/quote]

When I read the OP, I was like WHAT? Kids drink WAY less than when I was a teen in thr 90s. Jesus, who here didn't have a near death experience with Boons Farm- Strawberry Hill, Mad dog 20/20 (Orange Jubilee anyone), or some if those Mickeys malt liquor? And how did anyome even stomach aristocrat??

I'm pretty laid back with my teen and drinking. He can drink in the house, it has never been taboo. He's just not interested. Hes not a nerd, but is a good student and plays 2 varsity sports. On Saturday night he had about 5 friends over, they all came with their cords, computers, and game consoles...loaded up on junk food at Giant and played video games all night in my basement. This is all after playing a brutal football game in the driving, cold rain.[/quote]
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If the boys had expressed interest in having a few beers, would you have given them a 6 pack of Bud to go along with the junk they were eating?  I somehow highly doubt that.  You may not care if your HS son had wine at Thanksgiving dinner or a small glass of champagne on New Years Eve but you almost certainly wouldn't be comfortable with him lounging around with his pals, knocking back a few beers after a hard game...

I didn't drink as a HS teen beyond the special glass of holiday wine or champagne.  The HS kids that I hung out with weren't into drinking.

But when I got to college age that changed.  I would say that most college age kids drank at parties when I was in school.  And studies suggest that that hasn't changed.  [/quote]

No, I would not do that, I could get in huge trouble. Am I morally opposed? No. Would I "allow" my son and a friend to drink some beers at our house if his friend had like minded parents-yes (and there are like minded parents out there). My son and his friends are simply not interested.  The seem to be into sports, video games, and girls.

Also, my son has uber on his phone linked to my credit card. He has unlimited, unquestioned access to uber for him and his friends if even a drop of alcohol (or God forbid drugs) are in his system, but he's never even had to use that.

I think it's grest, but it definitly was no where near my HS experience and what kids, and in particular athletes were getting into.[/quote]

Yes, I think that HS kids tend to be involved in a fair amount of structured extracurricular activities including sports. A lot of their socializing takes place at school and within the context of those activities.  [/quote]

It may sound silly, but I also think boys who are into gaming are either not going to be that interested in drinking/getting drunk especially while they are gaming (whether they are geeks or jocks).

They get a rush from being good at gaming and they get good at gaming by having good, quick reflexes. Drinking messes that up.

If the boys are gaming with each other, they do not want to be buzzed or drunk and they will be irritated and not want to game with a buddy who is buzzed or drunk.[/quote]

Yes, I can absolutely see that about gaming.  My own kids enjoy athletics and gaming and neither one of them seems too interested in drinking alcohol.[/quote]

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