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Say you have a 16 year old daughter. She claims that all of her friends drink alcohol at least occasionally and their parents are fine with it. They argue that allowing their children to have drinking parties but being there is the best route, because they are going to end up drinking anyway, and supervision is always better than non-supervision. Then she asks you to let her and her six female friends have a sleepover at your house, which will involve alcohol. Do you let her have the sleepover?
While I have no issues with people letting their 16-year-olds drink responsibly.... there is no way in hell I'd host a gathering where 16-year-olds are consuming alcohol unless every single one of their parents is there supervising as well.
Say you have a 16 year old daughter. She claims that all of her friends drink alcohol at least occasionally and their parents are fine with it. They argue that allowing their children to have drinking parties but being there is the best route, because they are going to end up drinking anyway, and supervision is always better than non-supervision. Then she asks you to let her and her six female friends have a sleepover at your house, which will involve alcohol. Do you let her have the sleepover?
Nope, I would not. My d is 19 now, and I do know parents that allowed their kids to have friends over and drink in their homes at that age. It was never really something I faced because my daughter and her friends did not drink. Too much liability for one thing, and for another, I am divorced from a drunk and my personal tolerance for them is low.
As the poster above me says, I have no problem with parents who allow their own children to have a drink in their presence, but other people's kids? You are asking for problems.
My brothers had a party once when they were teenagers and my parents were out. One of the boys who attended went home drunk and puked all over, and his mother, who had divorced an alcoholic husband, was livid. She called the police and they came to my parents' house. Luckily, it's a small town and the cops knew my parents all their lives and they didn't get hit with any charges, especially because they weren't home and didn't know what was going on, but it could have been worse.
Where I grew up the drinking age was 16, and I would not ever consider doing this. I read a story recently of such a party. 2 of the girls attending decided to go for a walk, and one stepped out in front of a car and was killed.
No, no and Hell No! YOU are responsible for providing alcohol to a minor - bad idea. YOU are responsible if anything goes wrong.
I just worked a claim last year where another teen-age boy died of alcohol poisoning while attending one of those 'parties' at his friend's home. The father who was provind all the alcohol for this party - was sentenced to jail for allowing all this to take place in his home.
I just worked a claim last year where another teen-age boy died of alcohol poisoning while attending one of those 'parties' at his friend's home. The father who was provind all the alcohol for this party - was sentenced to jail for allowing all this to take place in his home.
You raise an excellent, and often unknown point. Alcohol is extremely toxic to children and young teens. A very small amount can kill a child.
Say you have a 16 year old daughter. She claims that all of her friends drink alcohol at least occasionally and their parents are fine with it. They argue that allowing their children to have drinking parties but being there is the best route, because they are going to end up drinking anyway, and supervision is always better than non-supervision. Then she asks you to let her and her six female friends have a sleepover at your house, which will involve alcohol. Do you let her have the sleepover?
Of course I would.......NOT!
If you let your 16yo drink alcohol under your roof, then that's your business; you're her parent. But letting her friends (who are not your children) drink under your roof is a very very terrible idea. You don't know know how things will play out with the other girls; something may go terribly wrong. Plus, you'll be in deep water with the other parents if they ever found you that you let their daughters drink in your home.
No. I can't even believe the parents wouldn't understand this just from the liabilty angle altho not the most important reason to not allw it. I would be letting my kid sleep over at any of their houses also.
My parents allowed me and my friends to drink at home when I was a teenager, as did other parents I knew. It was always disgusting. Kids puking and doing other stupid things. I think it is extremely irresponsible and just plain wrong. I did have one friend when I was a teen and everyone at the dinner table was served one glass of wine, including teen friends. That was the most responsible scenario that I ever encountered. Even with that though, I wouldn't do it unless I had clear permission from the other parents to do so.
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