How much alcohol for a 15 year old?

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If your 15 year old was going to a party (supervised by parents at the house) how much alcohol would you allow them to take with them?

All that means in practice is that instead of her drinking what you have bought, which you can control, her & her friends club together and get a litre of vodka and have a go at that instead.

At 15 no more than a couple of cans of a premixed cocktail or cider would be my stance I think, on the condition I was dropping them off and picking them up.

A couple of low alcohol pre mixed cocktails / wkds

Teens will be drinking condoning it or not. I’d rather mine feel they can have an open and honest conversation about it so when eating out they may also have one drink in a restaurant as well.

Oh god what wasn't I drinking at 15, agree that they will get it from somewhere if you don't provide.., some beers? Defo not the whole bottles of Jack Daniel's and vodka I was drinking

Also, I find it really odd that people are prepared to host a party of 15 year olds including alcohol. What happens if one of them drinks far too much and ends up in hospital? You're supposed to be in loco parentis, and at the very least you might find yourself having to explain yourself to two distraught parents, if not the police.

As a parent of a soon to be 15yo I say none.

I recently left my son in on a Saturday night with his mate (whilst I went off to get pissed). I decided I better give him "a talk". I said:

1. No nicking alcohol from my drinks cabinet
2. If they did nick it absolutely don't water down what's left as you ruin it and I will know and be livid
3. A sensible measure is 25cl to be drunk with mixer
4. Reminded them of uncle so and so having his stomach pumped at 15 because he'd drunk too much
5. Reminded him that too much alcohol is poison
6. Reminded him his liver can't process alcohol like an adult

He told me they weren't going to drink. They don't seem to.

I have always offered him a taste of my drink. Just so he knows what it's like.

At 15 it wasn't often but I'd swig neat vermouth at parties and smoke Consulate. DD2 only goes to a few parties a year. I was out drinking twice a week at sixth form college.

Fortunately it was covidy when my dc were this age so never had to contend with this 😂 but age 14/15 they were allowed a glass of fizz or a beer at a family occasion or something. At 17 eldest one was free’d from house arrest and I’d buy her 4 beers for a party - she’s pretty sensible and I always picked her and any friends up that needed a lift to make sure she was okay.
At 15, I’m not sure what I’d have done really. I was buying half bottles of vodka at that age because it was easy to acquire! Not so much these days unless it’s available in the house for them to nab so you either decide none (there will always be something for them to swipe at a party if they’re really determined) at all or an agreed amount - based on whether they’ve ever had a drink before and their reaction to it I suppose.

A 4 pack of Fosters lager shandy, or any other light beer under 3%. I would tell them not to drink more than one an hour, or anything else. I would let them take non-alcoholic beer or fruit cider too if there was an expectation they bring drinks for others.

Kids have to FAFO and I’d be glad it wasn’t in my house but at a trusted friend’s with adults around, rather than in a club on fresher’s week with strangers.

I would make the alcohol conditional on ringing the parents and asking permission first.

Zero

None, obviously.

None and you ask that question? What kind of parent are you?

None. Do not encourage them.

Fafo?

Fuck around find out

I had an agreement with some mutual friends at sleepovers (at the mutual friends houses only) they could have a couple of alcopops if adults are there too. Otherwise it’s a no no.

None. Obviously.

I was raised by the same my parents would rather I tried it under their supervision than turn 18 or even a young teen get drunk as a fart with friends and end up r’d or dead in a ditch because I had never had it or knew what I could handle.

A lot of my friends had parents who would swear blind their children never had sex or alcohol till legal. The fields tell a very different story.

A bottle of premixed cocktail was my go to with mine, it was about 2.5% so even if who bottle is drunk they would not be drunk

Same. Rather this than they sneakily do it. It’s about educating them you can’t stop it, so control it.

If you're a responsible parent you have a talk to them beforehand and tell them not to do that.

None - I have a 14 year old and I just think she’s too young and it’s unnecessary.
I wouldn’t allow it until at least 16 and then it would be small amounts at home to begin with

This!! Thank goodness for no camera phones in the 90’s.

Two alcopops max, to last the night and only if parents are there. Would also send them with a few non alcoholic cans/bottle of schloer type stuff.

None.

Imagine all the TikTok lives from the fields…. I mean supervised sleepovers we were having.