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Friday, September 17, 2010

Parents Continue to Underestimate Prevalence of Teen Drinking

A survey of parents and teenagers in Maine found that parents underestimate how much and how often their children engage in adolescent and teen alcohol abuse.

  • Only 26% of parents believe their high school son or daughter has ever had more than a sip of alcoho
  • Less than 2% believe their child has ever been drunk.
  • However, 65% of teenagers said they had consumed at least one full alcoholic drink.
  • More than 20% said they had drank more than five drinks in a row during one sitting.

The study is from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse within the State's Department of Health and Human Resources.
 

Labels: alcohol, parents, teens

Posted By: Adolescent Substance Abuse

Comments:

CleanLiving87 on 10/6/2010
To me, I think it depends on the home environment and how well the parents are adapted to the current culture. Some may be naive about the fact that their children are drinking alcohol because they might be 1 generation parents who migrated to the U.S. causing not only a generation gap but also a culture gap to their children who might have been born here. However, parents need to be open to their children to speak on such topics to build open communication and enhance the family dynamic. When children feel loved and accepted at home, the more children can be open to talk about their current day to day activities.