Website review: BOOMj
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•47 reviews since Nov 1, 2007
alcohol, parenting
•boomj.com/articles/13221
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barondavis4mvp rated 2 weeks ago- cant be too strict, but cant be too lenient
- cornel44 rated 6 weeks ago
- well, i know for a fact that i binge drink because my parents were straight-edge, so yeah. great article.
- sshacka rated 6 weeks ago
- I have to agree with this article. First of all, many kids will deliberately do what they are forbidden to do anyway. Second, when preparing your children to be responsible adults, you need to provide them with opportunities to be responsible. Offering your child a small glass of wine every once in a while is not bad parenting to me. Both the parents and the child then learns what the threshold will be. I can remember when I tried to smoke cigarettes as a kid behind my parents back. I was caught and made to smoke a whole pack in front of my parents. It made me sick!! In addition, if a child is given the choice to have a drink AROUND THE PARENTS, it takes the "glamour" out of the unknown fascination. Some kids will find it's not all what it's choked up to be and shy away from it. I know I did!!
- Saphyn rated 7 weeks ago
- I agree with this philosophy. Anything that makes attempts at making something 'forbidden' makes it more tempting just because it is.
- TrueParadox rated 2 months ago
- That's how I was raised, my father would let me have a tiny glass of beer with him and my grandfather at family events, I always had a glass of wine or champagne for toasts with the rest of the family at events and gatherings. We weren't allowed to casually drink around the home, we were taught better than that, but we were surrounded by it and neither myself or my two siblings have any sort of addiction issues. The only thing that was forbidden to us was cigarettes and the entire side of my fathers family smoked like trains, including my father. Wouldn't you know it, myself and my siblings smoked. I've quit, but they both still smoke. My kids will be raised the same way unless I notice them developing a problem over it.
- Alexianne rated 2 months ago
- I think you must first judge your child's character. Some people aren't mature enough to make the right choices, even with positive prompting from parents, like this. Hm. But that's IMHO.
- MechanicalMan rated 4 months ago
- If I ever have kids I might have to attempt this to see if it works.
