Question by Sick Disco Stick: Is it OK to let your kids drink alcohol at 14 if they stay in your home?
Some cultures let children drink as early as five years old. So isn’t it better to let your children drink in your house so long as they are not sneaking out and doing it anyway?
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Answer by Lina’s Mommy
as long as it’s your kids only offering other children alcohol without their parents permission can get you and them in trouble if they are caught outside your home since you were the one who offered it. So if you do give your kid alcohol make sure they stay home and don’t give other kids that aren’t yours alcohol unless it is ok with their parents and their parent drop off and pick up.
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are you stupid!!
drinking is bad
teach ur kids about the way alcohol can harm the body
alcohol is a drug
also beer kills brain cells which makes a child stupider
dont believe me goole it lady
also its better to teach a child then to bet on them sneaking off practice trust with your child also tell them about drinking and driving my friend died of this at 20 i saw his mom crying and she was heart broken giving beer to a child is like giving them a weapon
Depends on your states / countries laws. In New Zealand this would be perfectly legal.
Depends on where you are.
In any case,they’ll start sooner or later or at least try some.
its better than them sneaking out an doing it, atleast you know where they are an that their safe, they will prob sneak out if you dont let them
an yup if you are in the home an having a sit down meal a child from 5 years old can have alcohol, i think its like only wine tbh though, and only one glass, but yeah, its still legal where i live
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The reason we have a legal drinking age of 21 in the United States is because the human mind stops development at that time. I think it’s okay to let your kids drink a little, but there might be long-term effects in letting your kids get drunk this early in life.
I understand your thinking, however, I feel that this is not a wise decision.
If one nosy neighbor finds out and reports you to the police, you could lose your children. Society, in the American culture anyway, does not approve of children drinking.
Children that young are dealing with raging hormones, peer pressure, and other internal angst. They do not need to know that it is alright with you for them to learn how to handle alcohol right now. This is an open door for them to take advantage when you are not home.
Maybe introducing wine with dinner as a sign of maturity when they turn 16?? And keeping the liquor locked up (combination lock) when not in use to prevent accidents.
There should be severe penalties if the child is caught drinking at any other time.
It all depends on the culture and strata of society you belong to. But by all other reasoning, it’s quite unnecessary. Who will stop them when they grow up as adults and get lost to this bad habit? of course, nobody. So it’s safer to avoid such ideas because drunkards are the worst parents on earth and the most irresponsible individuals. It’s always better to nip the flower in the bud.
there was a time when I thought that too. But now I know I was wrong. Like the others have said, its illegal to drink before 21 plus its a very bad, bad habit for them to start on. Not all teens sneak out and drink. some are smarter and have more sense to say no or to just not hang with teens who are into that. Encourage lots of other activities and lead by example.
why would a 14 yr old even be interested in alchol! ok yes i agree that its safer in their own home but it still doesnt make it ok to drink so young!
No. It doesn’t matter if it is in your home or outside. It is still illegal in the USA to drink until you turn 21.
It’s certainly legal in many jurisdictions. You should find out what is legal in your own jurisdiction. You can do that by searching “underage drinking laws”.
i heard something about this on a radio show the other day and it seems to be an increasing trend with parents to let THEIR kids drink in there home b/c they think if they let them do something “bad” at the house they’re less likely to experiment outside the house and do something worse like binge drinking. if it were my kids id give them a little sip every now and then, but i most certainly wouldn’t give it to their friends.kid like to do stuff parents disapprove of however if you show them that its fine with you they prolly won’t do it outside the house cuz they know you won’t mind. i mean seriously if you’re given a little wine or watever since you’re 5 you aren’t going to think its a big deal to “drink” so as a teen you’re prolly less likely to get drunk
I don’t think anyone should drink alcohol until they are of legal age, no matter what the parents say. Actually, change that, I think alcohol is a completely wasteful thing to spend money on because it doesn’t do anybody any good to be inebriated. What good comes from drinking alcohol ever? All it does is make you look stupid and behave stupidly. Even people who hold their liquor well still are impaired.
is this a serious question? You see parents getting arrested more often then none for letting their under age children drink. Look at Robert Downey he started out drinking and doing drugs with his father when he was that age and look what happened to him over the years. Wait until your kids are old enough to drink.