How much alcohol for a 15 year old?

No I don't, but I am also not "daft" enough to think if I give none they are drinking none 🤷‍♀️

I don't understand your point?

None. I have a 14yo DS. He is 15 in November. There is no way I would allow him to go to a party where the responsible adults think it's OK for them to be drinking alcohol. I wouldn't trust their idea if supervision.

Or if you give them a bit of alcohol, they’ll drink that, and then something else. I don’t know why people who worry that their children will get alcohol from other places think that won’t happen just because they’ve given them a couple of cans as well.

Erm... none? Like three years below legal limit none? If they want to feel like they're drinking they can have 0% beer or whatever.

I haven't yet bought alcohol for my 16 yr old but aware he has drank on a few occasions and would provide 2 to 3 ciders /beers if asked.
Some parents are idiots like the mother who provided her 15yr old a bottle of gin and a bottle of vodka to take on the boys camping trip. Thankfully the only negative affect was hungover boys and vomit covered sleeping bags but really what the hell was she thinking?

Zero. And there would be hell to pay if they came home drunk at 15. I have three children who were in three different schools and I don't know any set of parents who would have allowed alcohol at a party for 15 year olds. Yeah maybe a 15 year old will have a drink anyway - but they will do it knowing we don't approve, it is illegal, and we will be dealing with it if we find out.

I am amused at the innocence of posters who think because they give their children two weak lagers that is all they drink.

No it isn't illegal. It is completely legal to give a child over 5 alcohol. Just not very wise to do so.

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Not disputing that but you stated that it was legal for someone under the age of 18 to drink alcohol in a restaurant with a meal. That isn’t correct, there are conditions - specifically that the child must be 16 or over, having a meal, accompanied by an adult who is purchasing the alcohol, and irestricted to beer wine or cider.

DD (16) and her BF are in holiday with me, there's alcohol available, think she's had a glass of wine all week? Similar for him. It's not seen as a forbidden treat and neither seems bothered. BFs parents know he drinks so no issues with consent

Where did I say it did?

I know my g/d got drunk on wine on a school exchange to Portugal and had a hangover. She told her mum she had sunstroke!

My kids? Nothing ideally! Myself at 15? two bottles of vodka, one for me and one to share, plus whatever I could steal from the cabinet and a few joints.

Managed consumption means you introduce your children to alcohol by letting them drink small amounts, with a meal, under your supervision.

It doesn't mean sending them off to a party with booze.

Oh and I also send him to friends' houses with food presents rather than alcohol.

If they want to drink, they have their own sources for it. From experience, if you buy alcohol for them they will drink it in addition to their own supply, not instead of it.

But it’s not illegal to give someone between the ages of 5 (!!) and 17 alcohol at home or on private premises. The ‘illegal to buy’ is to prevent kids giving adults money to buy alcohol for them.

Now I’m not saying it’s a good idea to ply children with alcohol, but managed consumption has to be better than concealed consumption. Indeed, even on licensed premises alcohol can be served to over 16s with food. An Drinkaware’s advice for teenagers is that a party is less likely to get out of hand if any alcohol is limited to what has been arranged by the host.

To be fair my dad definitely knew, he would always comment on how pissed we would get on our 4 beers and say maybe we need to go to hospital in case we got spiked… wind up merchant and a half.

Son and friend won a weekend in Ibiza doing a White Lightning competition. They had a photographer over there filming them for some ad campaign.

They never touched it again 😂

And you think your child is being responsible and drinking only what you buy? Don't be daft.

Exactly.

Why this question came to your head? Is it because you think your child shouldn’t come empty handed or because your child has said something? Does your child drink at home?
It wouldn’t occurred to me in the slightest to give any but as something prompted you to think about this I would check with host parents first.

None. My DD15 and DS15 go to parties but no alcohol is involved and they never asked for any either. I’m pretty relaxed so they know if they do want to try some, I would allow it in the safe environment. I can’t imagine a lot of parents would want a responsibility of 15year old kids drinking alcohol under their roof and supervision

Absolutely none, it’s not necessary, at all!

@Dramatic None.
Also, there are some great 0% drinks around now (my personal favourites are Gordon's 0% pink "gin", Captain Morgan's 0% spiced "rum", Wildlife Botanicals sparkling wine and a number of botted 0% lagers). If you want to send her with a bottle, why not make it 0%?

My teen had very little exposure to alcohol till he was 16, at which point I got in some low alcohol beers and lagers and ciders for him to try at home with family meals occasionally. I also bought him a shandy at a bar at a social event at his request. He established that he can't stand beer but quite likes a bit of cider. He can take or leave alcohol though (he is 17 now, with quite an active social life, but none of his friends are very into alcohol, it seems). He says he doesn't want to do himself any damage with alcohol, he has read up about how it isn't good for you!