In a study of nearly 5,000 teens and their parents, a group of researchers found strong connections between parental and adolescent drinking behaviors. The study collected data on alcohol use for teens at ages 14 and 17½, and similar data from parents.

"The study found that, among parental dimensions examined, monitoring and discipline played the strongest intermediary role in associations between parental and adolescent drinking behaviors. The researchers also found that the magnitude of this role was much stronger during early adolescence, while parental drinking had a stronger effect on teen drinking in later adolescence."

A rather surprising discovery was that increased discipline by parents actually led to increased alcohol consumption among older teens. Read more at Teen-Help-Directory.com.

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