Dawn - posted on 10/14/2011 ( 4 moms have responded )
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Noticed liquor was missing and found it in my 14 year old daughters top dresser drawer. Alcoholism runs in the family on her dad's side. I dumped out all the alcohol in the house. What to do now?
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Karen - posted on 05/04/2012
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If you suspect your child begin experimenting with alcohol, it's important to nip the habit in the bud while it's still early. Someday they will make a decision on whether or not they want to drink, but while they are still young, it's the parents' responsibility to keep teens from drinking.
There are few tips here that can help you deal with teenage drinking.
Donna - posted on 10/16/2011
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ouch! I would talk to her, ask her why, what is she thinking? I read an article in a magazine where a girl was drinking at her friends house under the friends parents supervision, unfortunatly the girl died of alcohol poisoning. She was only 16.
JuLeah - posted on 10/16/2011
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Much research shows that attempting to frighten them out of this only increases their desire.
I'd send her to al-ateen were she mine, or go with her to Al-anon.
Dumping the drink will make it, maybe, more challening to get a hold of, but not impossible. It might also increase the chances of her learning to steal, cheat, and lie with more skill ....
It runs in the family ... that does increase her risk on many levels and you are wise to consider that
How is she doing otherwise? If her grades are good, friends positive, if she has many positive interests and hobbies, if she has dreams for her future, goals, talents she is proud of .... I'd not worry too much
For each thing above that is missing her risk goes up
Work on building her strengths and giving her tools for life ... punishment never really works for things such as this
Wendy - posted on 10/15/2011
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I dont know if i have the answer for you but......talk to her, tell her your dissapointed, explain the harm alcohol can do to a young person there body can't handle it, scare her a bit nothing wrong with telling her about the girl that ended up in the hospital fighting for her life beacuse of it and died....don't forget just beacuse it runs in the family does not mean she will have a problem with it....it runs in mine no problem here..........getting rid of all alcohol will not do a thing if she wants it they find a way.....but lock it up.. she will come in contact with it eventualy she should know how to handle it, and show her by your actions how to drink responsibily..e.g. have a cpl drinks yourself drink slowly(social drinking), dont drink and drive, make a point of telling her you have had a drink so now you cant drive her to the store......small things like that show her how eventualy to handle her drinking....hope it helps a bit
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