Reducing Your Child's Risk For Underage Drinking

A high percentage of children admit to "experimenting" with beer, wine or liquor. By their teens, many children have "tried" alcohol either with or without their parents' consent. Because alcohol is often easy to obtain at home or the home of a friend, preventing children from trying alcohol before they reach the legal drinking age can be difficult. But there are ways to reduce your child's risk for underage drinking, as described in this concise publication.