Can't believe what I am reading...

[SmileItsANewYear]

Some people think that it's ok to give a child alcohol (as long as over the age of 5)

What the actual fuck?

[hoppingmad]

Context?

[Spaulding]

Who are these people?

[IneedAwittierNickname]

How much alcohol are you taking about?
A sip? A glassfull?

[SoonToBeSix]

Well that's the law and a couple of sips literally a couple if sips at Christmas is fine. I don't think anyone is pouring their five year old a G and T.

[Christmaspuddingaddict]

As far as the law is concerned it is, its not illegal.

[lougle]

Ummm....depends, doesn't it? A 7 year old tasting a tiny sip of wine...no problem.

Nobody would advocate getting children drunk!

[SoonToBeSix]

Sips of wine .

[SmileItsANewYear]

One example was a glass of Baileys given to an 8 year old...

[Joules68]

They do in France.... Calm down op

[MarmaladeBatkins]

Just say it on the thread, instead of trying to rally support on a new thread. It smacks of desperation to be validated.

[Joules68]

How big was the glass?

[Mim78]

I think they may mean this is the legal position re giving alcohol in the home (it is). However doesn't mean it's good idea just not illegal.

[Bakerof3pudsxx]

I really don't understand why this is legal

[littlewhitechristmasbag]

Well it might help to have a bit more information? Parents offering a teen some fizz at a special occasion or people plying 5 year olds with vodka?

[GirlWithTheDirtyShirt]

Well, technically it's legal. I would let an older child have a sip if they asked and a teenager have a glass of wine at appropriate occasions. That's how I was brought up and as a teenager I was never the one raiding my paren's drinks cabinet and vomming all over.

[Joules68]

Link?

[littlewhitechristmasbag]

Did you see this happen or is someone talking about it on another thread? (Am a tad confused)

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Who? My ex-BIL used to let his LO have a sip of beer. Literally a sip. I'd rather that than a can of Coke.

A glass of Baileys sounds very strange.

[MrsBungle]

I think this is regarding the thread about the mumsnetter who left her 4yo to wait on her own in a shop. Just make your point on the thread in question?

[SmileItsANewYear]

I have voiced my opinion, I just can't get over how many people think this is ok and wondered about others opinions, however I am not going to hi-jack a thread where the OP was about something entirely different.

Might be that I am uptight but I would never give a child alcohol regardless of "glass size"

[fuckitall]

I was given brandy in my bottle to help me sleep as a baby, I think that would make some people faint

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Oh bum, is this a TAAT?

[hoppingmad]

My oldest dc's have had sips of wine or beer - they don't much like it.
Have never given them baileys but I don't keep it anyway.
What other people do is no concern of mine tbh too knackered to care

[Binkyridesagain]

It depends on what age the child is, what the alcohol is and how much.

[MarmaladeBatkins]

I gave DS a tiny sip of champagne at a wedding this year. He is 6.

He has survived. He quite liked it.