How to Talk to your Kids about Drinking How to Talk to Your Kids About Drinking. . . It's tough enough to learn to drive - but throw in the difficulties of coming of age, and the effects of drinking, and it can be an especially bad mix.
Experienced parents know it's more complicated than that.
Teens, especially, already know they shouldn't be involved with drinking and driving, and yet another lecture or threat from parents probably won't have much effect. Then, during the teen years, you probably should do more listening than talking, in helping your son or daughter sort through a growing-up experience that is difficult in many respects. One very important thing you should do always is to be a good role model by never driving drunk yourself. This guide is meant to help parents with children of all ages. Throughout this guide the suggestions are related to various ages of children.