Just wonder what people's views on the following are -
My sister has asked me to have a chat with her soon-to-be-fifteen son...
He tells her that he wants to start drinking when he's 15 becuse his friends do it. He says it wouldn't be anything too crazy: 'maybe 3 or 4 cans at a friends house a few times a year'. He's intelligent enough, but she (who doesn't drink, nor does the father) is really worried he might get drunk and hurt himself or worse. They have discussed it at length and she does not know what to do. He is well underage, but you can't just ignore it...
I don't know whether to discourage him completely, or accept the fact that he's going to do it and give him pointers (eat beforehand, watch out for spiking etc.)
Any views?
My sister has asked me to have a chat with her soon-to-be-fifteen son...
He tells her that he wants to start drinking when he's 15 becuse his friends do it. He says it wouldn't be anything too crazy: 'maybe 3 or 4 cans at a friends house a few times a year'. He's intelligent enough, but she (who doesn't drink, nor does the father) is really worried he might get drunk and hurt himself or worse. They have discussed it at length and she does not know what to do. He is well underage, but you can't just ignore it...
I don't know whether to discourage him completely, or accept the fact that he's going to do it and give him pointers (eat beforehand, watch out for spiking etc.)
Any views?