15 / will any of you be allowing your 15 year old some Drinks on Xmas day eg sup of desert wine?

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As above inspired by other thread...maybe hot milk with a Tony shot of bailey?

Or is it a no no.

15?!

Really?!

Milk with a drop of Baileys? 😂🤮

I feel very continental having been allowed a glas of wine or champagne from about age 11

Yes. My 15 year old will have a glass of prosecco with Christmas Dinner, and either another prosecco or a couple of fruity ciders in the evening.

My 14 year old does not like alcohol and so won't want anything.

I don't understand this need to give teenagers alcohol, it tastes disgusting. I grew up with heavy drinkers and learnt how to welly the stuff from a young age, decided one day to stop. My 3 grown up sons don't drink. I never told them not too, but neither did I encourage it.

15 year old will have a fruit cider.
14 year old hates the taste of any alcohol, which is good as I've just been given a bottle of Moet I'm reluctant to share with anyone

Yes.
He won't want any though, neither will his almost 18 year old brother.

I find the drink choices odd.
If your child is old enough to be offered alcohol, they’re old enough to have whatever dry white you’re serving to match your dry turkey 🤣
What’s with the sweet wine?
Or a bloody milkshake?!
If they’re only old enough (in your eyes) for some sweet concoction then they’re not old enough for alcohol and it’s a bit weird to be giving them liquid training wheels to get them into it.
Proper drink in small quantity - or nothing.

Voted unreasonable for the use of the word “sup”. It’s not 1752.

At 15 it's probably too late for the "no big deal" approach. They will be wanting to get pissed to see what it's like.
Best thing is to start them from age 5 with a small glass of wine with dinner… when I say small I mean a liqueur glass.
I realise this won't help OP's dilemma.

I let my 15y old have a small can of cider last night. I'm all for the gradual introduction vs overdoing it at first party and being sick (which was my approach, still cannot even smell Malibu without heaving).

I was allowed a castaway (wine cooler) from about the age of 8 and was allowed a glass of wine with a meal on special occasions from 12 or 13. I certainly don't see anything wrong with what you are suggesting.

If you are, you shouldn’t. You’re meant to be their parent not their mate.

I really don't agree with giving teenagers sweet stuff with alcohol hidden in it. Almost seems like trying to tempt them in. I'd let 13 yr old try a small glass of wine or fizz or beer if he wanted. I expect he'll prefer lemonade and no need to hide alcohol in it.

My 12 year old will have a sherry glass of champagne.

We always had a snowball with Christmas Dinner from when we started secondary school.

We don't drink much and my teenagers don't like the alcohol that we've allowed then to have, but I wouldn't have a problem with a 15 year old having one drink in controlled circumstances.

Oh my just remembered castaway, we used to mix it with cider and call it a blast away

No. My 14 year old isn’t interested and my 16 year old had a few ciders earlier this week. I’m not permitting regular drinking just because it’s Christmas. They have fizzy drinks which they don’t normally have so that will be a treat.

Mine had a glass of wine and water with their meals from about 14 if they wanted it.I believe this is how things are done in parts of Europe. My now adult children are not great drinkers and I think taking the mystique out of it has helped.I may be wrong but I think we have greater issues with drink than France, Italy etc.

I don't have children but I was always allowed a drink at Christmas from about 12-13 years of age. Normally a weak Bucks Fizz or a small Baileys on ice.

I have very fond memories of decorating the tree with my mum every year - we'd put the same Christmas music on and have a mince pie and a Baileys while we decorated :)

My teens can have some if what we are having (prosecco, red wine or rum) but not too interested at the moment - they prefer coke or Fanta.

Yes of course. I was first allowed alcohol from about 13 on Xmas day. Few Bacardi breeders in safe surroundings meant I could learn my limits. I did the same with my DSC as well.

Ridiculous.

They're teaching them how to normalise alcohol and drink safely and in moderation.

I was friends with a guy at uni who was not allowed to drink at home and his parents were exceptionally strict. When we went to uni he went off.the.freaking.rails

My 8 year old gets heavily diluted wine or shandy 🤷🏻‍♀️

Were talking a thimble of wine in the bottom (less than you'd be given for a wine tasting), topped up with water to 125ml mark at the table.

Shandy is half the neck of the low percentage beer (think Coors light) bottle topped up with lemonade in a pint glass.

He's survived. And I'll probably keep it this way and not introduce/strengthen the mix till about 14/15.

Mind you once I had quantro in a glass and I was sipping it, and last Christmas I left the room, and he shouted mummy your water tastes like oranges!!! He'd necked a double quantro 😳😳 I panicked then I'll be honest. He was ok, but I kept an eye on him 🤦🏻‍♀️

Desert wine might be a bit dry...

Can I ask why? What is the point?