Know the facts about alcohol use and abuse and discuss them with your children. Offer loving but firm advice with clear boundaries and consequences by setting down firm guidelines. Set a rule that your child must never drink and drive. Be prepared for other families having different standards of acceptable behavior. Do not joke about alcoholism or drunken behavior.
Alcoholism is a progressive disease that only gets worse by drinking irresponsibly.
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