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giving wine to children at dinner

post #1 of 53
12/2/09 at 1:44am
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What is your opinion on giving your child(ren) some wine with dinner? How much is too much? How often is too often?
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post #2 of 53
12/2/09 at 2:09am
is this serious???? why the hell would you wanna do that?????
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post #3 of 53
12/2/09 at 2:11am
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is this serious???? why the hell would you wanna do that?????
If you give them enough, they pass out and give you "alone time" with the missus/a football game/crossword puzzle. DUH! Parenting 101 buddy.
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post #4 of 53
12/2/09 at 2:18am
I frequently got sips of wine or swigs of beer as a child, even from the age of 8. My parents always said they just wanted me to be comfortable with drinking so that I wouldn't go too crazy later on in life. It's funny though, until I was a junior in high school, they wouldn't let me have my own glass or bottle. Now that I'm in college, I don't even ask when I'm at home. My brother and I made all sorts of flavored vodka this summer...fucking great.
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post #5 of 53
12/2/09 at 2:41am
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is this serious???? why the hell would you wanna do that?????

Very serious.

I've met folks that are really against letting their child have any alcohol ever. I've met folks that say a small amount is ok. My own parents would let me have a taste of whatever they were drinking.

I'm just curious what the consensus is here, since so many people enjoy wine. Were they raised drinking wine? Are they raising their children to drink wine?
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post #6 of 53
12/2/09 at 2:42am
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If you give them enough, they pass out and give you "alone time" with the missus/a football game/crossword puzzle. DUH! Parenting 101 buddy.

Must make mental note for when I have kids.. . .
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post #7 of 53
12/2/09 at 2:45am
Well, my mother isn't a very big drinker but my brother and I were always allowed to taste whatever anyone in the house was drinking. Probably starting in middle school maybe a little earlier we were allowed our own portions (small) of what was being served.
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post #8 of 53
12/2/09 at 2:47am
My dad always used to give me a sip of his scotch. This was when I was about 10 or so. Didn't really have any affect on me... I didn't start driving heavy with my family until I was about 16ish? I remember polishing off a bottle of Jager with my brother and father in grade 12. Good times.
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post #9 of 53
12/2/09 at 2:55am
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Must make mental note for when I have kids.. . .

Me too.
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post #10 of 53
12/2/09 at 3:02am
Mia ( my daughter 6yrs) will not even touch a sip of booze. For some reason she know its wrong.
However when she is around 14 she will be a loud to have a glass of wine at dinner and that's it.
I think if you teach kids early about moderation and the pros and cons they will end up doing the right thing. Then by the time she is 16, 18 ,21 she won't be one of those knuckle head kids get hammered all the time.
For the record I was straight edge until 23 I didn't really start drinking socially until about 25.
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post #11 of 53
12/2/09 at 3:12am
My parents were very occasional and very light drinkers who thought nothing of pouring me a glass of brandy whenever they had a post-prandial drink.

But in all fairness to them, I became a lush entirely on my own.
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post #12 of 53
12/2/09 at 3:28am
I don't think that giving kids a little wine at dinner will do any harm. It's very common throughout europe, and the consumption of spirits in slavic countries at an early age is widespread. If your teenager has any kind of social life, he's probably going to get wasted and try to fuck girls regardless of whether you didn't allow him near the stuff or gave him a little thimble every night with dinner. But, if you make alcohol a big deal, it is likely to be one.
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post #13 of 53
12/2/09 at 3:38am
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But, if you make alcohol a big deal, it is likely to be one.

+3

Yeah, I definitely agree. In general, the friends I have whose parents are against drinking are the ones who drink the most. I don't think it's a coincidence.
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post #14 of 53
12/2/09 at 3:41am
I'd say every now and then, during a big family event or a holiday its okay, but only a small taste and never at a restaurant.
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post #15 of 53
12/2/09 at 3:52am
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I don't think that giving kids a little wine at dinner will do any harm. It's very common throughout europe, and the consumption of spirits in slavic countries at an early age is widespread.
I was certain that this is why their children behave better at restaurants. Just water it down a little...
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