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Good parenting keeps teens away from alcohol

Teenagers who share a good relationship with their parents may start drinking at a later age, helping them avoid alcohol related problems.

Good parenting keeps teens away from alcohol

Teenagers who share a good relationship with their parents may start drinking at a later age, helping them avoid alcohol related problems. Studies in the past have suggested that the age at which children start drinking is a key factor in whether they eventually develop alcohol-related problems, like getting into fights or having academic or work related problems. To study the association between alcohol problems in children and parent-child relationships, researchers from America surveyed 364 teenagers three times over a span of two years. The researchers analysed the equation the children shared with their parents and the age at which the children started drinking. A high-quality parent-child relationship was the one where teenagers felt they could discuss their problems with their parents and that their parents respected their feelings. It was found that the teens who reported an earlier drinking age during the first survey tended to be drinking more heavily by the second survey. They were also at a greater risk of drinking-related problems by the third survey. But a closer look at the data revealed the importance of parents' influence. In fact, only teenagers who reported both a later drinking age and a high-quality relationship with their parents had a lower risk of drinking problems compared to their peers. The above findings suggest that such parent-child relationships can trigger a spiral of healthy development during adolescence that may lead to a lower risk of alcohol problems.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
May 2009
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