(December 28, 2014 at 2:30 am)Jenny A Wrote: I gather you disagree about parents ever allow kids to drink at home, but your article really doesn't address drinking begun at 18.I disagree because that's what the peer-review science points to. It's the same with should you have your baby sleep on its back or its tummy to avoid SIDS, whatever the current science suggests would be what I would agree with (in that case it's the back fyi).
Quote:If fact they tend to make their own choices long before that. I can only set an example and provide an education.That's right. You can't prevent her from abusing alcohol, but the science would suggest that having her drink at home in preparation for "the real world" is ineffective at best, and at worst makes the risk factor for alcohol abuse greater.
I don't and never did disagree that alcohol is "freely available". So is cocaine you know.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
