Alcohol at home can cut teenage binge drinking, study says

Polly Curtis, health correspondent Friday May 11, 2007 The Guardian Teenagers who drink alcohol with their parents are less likely to binge drink, according to a survey of 10,000 children which backs the continental style of introducing teenagers to small amounts of alcohol early. Parents who do not want their children drinking behind their backs should limit their pocket money to less than £10 a week, says the study, carried out by academics and trading standards officers. READ FULL ARTICLE __________________________________________________________________

Polly Curtis, health correspondent Friday May 11, 2007 The Guardian Teenagers who drink alcohol with their parents are less likely to binge drink, according to a survey of 10,000 children which backs the continental style of introducing teenagers to small amounts of alcohol early. Parents who do not want their children drinking behind their backs should limit their pocket money to less than £10 a week, says the study, carried out by academics and trading standards officers.