While not everyone keeps a well stocked liquor cabinet in their home, some people who like to entertain do have alcohol on hand for when guests come to their house. If you do have alcohol in your home, make sure you are keeping tabs on how much you are using. Also, let your teenagers know that you will be checking to make sure that no alcohol is missing.
If a teenager knows that there's a lot of alcohol available at their fingertips, they're more likely to take "just a little sip" with their friends. That little sip can quickly turn into a few drinks and before you know it you have drunk teenagers on your hands. Even worse, those little sips could turn into beginnings of alcoholism.
Let your child know the consequences of what will happen if they touch the alcohol without your knowledge. If you do find alcohol missing from your home, make sure you enforce the consequences. If you don't back up your words with action, your words will mean nothing to your teenager and there will be no reason for them not to drink.
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