Hm. Well, like all things, it comes down the responsibility of the parents. There's fundamentally nothing wrong with a kid drinking wine. A glass with dinner doesn't turn you into a raging alcoholic.
Conversely, overexposure to alcohol can. If responsible drinking can become a habit ealy life, so can irresponsible drinking. I'd hope that most people love their children enough to teach them valuable lessons about what alcohol is and what it can do, rather than sweep it under the rug and let the kid figure it out on their own... but you can't count on it.
The law's in place to keep children from being harmed by a substance they don't fully understand. It makes it HIGHLY illegal for you to let your 13 year old get plastered. I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing.
Keep in mind, I grew up with occasional wine at holiday dinners and a literal alcohlic. I drink plenty. I don't have any moral quandries with responsible parents teaching their children about a legal intoxicant, but the law's in place to protect children (as smothering as it seems).
Conversely, overexposure to alcohol can. If responsible drinking can become a habit ealy life, so can irresponsible drinking. I'd hope that most people love their children enough to teach them valuable lessons about what alcohol is and what it can do, rather than sweep it under the rug and let the kid figure it out on their own... but you can't count on it.
The law's in place to keep children from being harmed by a substance they don't fully understand. It makes it HIGHLY illegal for you to let your 13 year old get plastered. I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing.
Keep in mind, I grew up with occasional wine at holiday dinners and a literal alcohlic. I drink plenty. I don't have any moral quandries with responsible parents teaching their children about a legal intoxicant, but the law's in place to protect children (as smothering as it seems).
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