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    It’s my party – why can’t I drink if I want to?

    Many teens feel the pressure to conform to peer expectations around alcohol at parties, but parents are feeling pressure too.

    Talking to your teen about alcohol

    For some parents, talking to your teenager about alcohol and setting rules and boundaries to keep them safe can be daunting. The majority of parents feel that it’s their responsibility to create strategies and educate their children on when, where and how to drink, whilst many parents struggle with how to provide advice.

    It’s okay to say nay

    You know what’s great to hear? Most Australian parents (89%)1 aren’t supplying their underage teenagers with alcohol and the majority…

    Let them try it or deny it? Alcohol and your teen

    For some parents, the question of when to introduce their child to alcohol is a major decision. Pre-teens may begin to show interest in alcohol and ask to try your drink – but should you let them?

    Binge drinking and your teen

    Teenagers are drinking alcohol at a younger age and at riskier levels.

    DrinkWise videos for education programs

    DrinkWise has created a series of videos for school and community programs, to educate and build individual capacity to make informed decisions about alcohol.

    How children’s attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol are influenced

    A Monash and Deakin Universities consortium undertook a review to document and critique evidence (up to 2009) concerning the role parents and siblings attitudes and behaviours play on children’s and adolescents’ own attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol.

    Are you prejudiced against non-drinkers?

    Drinking alcohol is part of the Australian culture. So it can be a difficult decision to be a non-drinker. However choosing not to drink is your decision, and one that should be supported. You shouldn’t feel the need to make excuses or justify your decision to anyone.

    Setting family rules around alcohol

    One of the greatest challenges that parents can face is setting boundaries and establishing rules for their teenage children around drinking alcohol.

    Is supplying alcohol to teens legal?

    Before you make a decision about letting your child consume alcohol before the legal drinking age, it’s important to have the facts.