Alcohol use in children, and how parents can make a difference
Martin was 17 when he was first introduced to alcohol. Key points: Research indicates parents have a strong influence over their children's choices when they become adolescents Letting your child "sample" alcohol is likely to increase their chance of binge drinking Modelling good drinking behaviours at home is key "As a young person, there's the world of alcohol. "I think just growing up in Australia in general, there's a lot of emphasis on drinking alcohol to be social," he says. Dr Newton says to reduce "uptake of substances", modelling good behaviour around alcohol is key — and that means parents need to have healthy habits themselves. "The more you can foster good communication and loving homes, to stop someone from participating in drug taking and alcohol taking early on, the better chance they are going to have — and the less mental health problems, the less severe substance use disorder problems they will develop," Dr Newton says.
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