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laws and engage in antisocial behavior.
A structureless environment creates
doubts and uncertainties, which makes
it hard for a child to find consistency. Trying to be cool, by providing
your kid and his friends alcohol for
instance, degrades your authority
over time. Eventually, your kid begins
questioning your authority and rules
on other matters, like
attending school, doing
homework, obeying laws
and living by family rules
and values.
"If we take their car
keys away, they'll be safe."
I t 's t r u e u n d e r a g e
drinking is highly tied
to drinking and driving.
In fact, one in ten teens
admits to drinking and
driving, according to the
CDC.
While reducing the
OF 9- TO 10-YEAR-OLDS HAVE
OF UNDERAGE DRINKERS BEGIN
harm
of poor decisions
1
2
ALREADY STARTED DRINKING.
DRINKING BEFORE AGE 13.
is laudable, providing
alcohol causes harm, even
when the car keys are
taken away.
Teens don't know how
to
handle
alcohol. They
OF THE ALCOHOL CONSUMED BY
can't tell when they're
12- TO 14-YEAR-OLDS IS IN THE
drunk or if they're drink3
FORM OF BINGE DRINKING.
ing too much. When teens
OF HIGH-SCHOOL SENIORS SAY THAT
do drink, they overwhelmIT IS EASY OR VERY EASY TO GET ALCOHOL.4
ingly binge drink. This
means they're more likely
to be violent and promisParents, you have the power to help prevent underage drinking by
cuous. As a result, teens
talking to your children early and often about the dangers of alcohol.
who binge drink are at
Prepare for one of the most important conversations you may ever have
a higher risk of suicide,
with SAMHSA's "Talk. They Hear You." Mobile Application, available for
pregnancy and sexually
download on iTunes, Google Play, and the Windows Store. Learn more at
http://www.underagedrinking.samhsa.gov.
transmitted diseases.
Binge drinking also
puts teens at risk of injuries other than car crashDonovan, J., Leech, S., Zucker, R., Loveland-Cherry, C., Jester, J., Fitzgerald, H., et al. (2004). Really underage drinkers: Alcohol use among
es, such as burns, falls and
elementary students. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28(2), 341-349.
alcohol poisoning as well
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Youth risk behavior surveillance-United States, 2011. Surveillance Summaries.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 61, SS-4, 1-162.
as a significantly higher
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. (2002). Drinking in America: Myths, realities, and prevention policy. Washington, DC: U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
risk of alcohol dependence
Johnston, L.D, O'Malley, P.M., Bachman, J.G., & Schulenberg, J.E. (2013). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use,
1975-2012. Volume I: Secondary school students. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved from
and other chronic diseashttp://www.monitoringthefuture.org/pubs/monographs/mtf-vol1_2012.pdf
es, according to the CDC.
posed by psychologists that is characterized by the communication of clear rules
and the enforcement of those rules with
logical consequences. This parenting
style tends to foster better resiliency, independence, problem-solving skills and
emotional health. Kids who grow up with
an authoritative parent are also less likely than their peers to use drugs, break

protect and nurture them. While it can be
tempting to want to be cool and popular
with your kid, it's far more important to
be your child's parent than their friend.
Children inherently crave structure,
rules and guidance, which means they
want an authority figure to set appropriate boundaries for them. Authoritative
parenting is a style of parenting pro-

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