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?

None. If they know someone who can get served they'll buy some anyway. So I wouldn't supply it.

I'd hope the parents would try and ban spirits but people will sneak if in anyway. I'd just advise them not to get pissed and don't cause any trouble. And cross my fingers!

None and I’d be seriously weirded out by parents who are there to supervise but are okay with kids bringing in alcohol.

None and why would you facilitate under age drinking?

I think that kids need to learn boundaries with alcohol. I don’t think it’s helpful to let a child turn 18 in August and then pack them off to freshers week having never tested their limits. How many students end up having their stomachs pumped or worse?
I would let my 15/16 year old have a supervised try. I’d rather be in control of it then they do it behind my back with a bottle of vodka.

None.

I'd be questioning if I would want DC at a party where other parents felt alcohol at 15 was ok.
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What's their stance on a spliff or some Ket?

Not rtft but all I say is don't make it forbidden fruit. Glass of something with dinner...etc.

My parents would have given me a 4 pack of lager at 15 to take to a party. I drank a lot more than that though in the pub...

None. I’m not some puritan but it is quite young. At 16 I’d probably supply a couple of cans of beer or cider for going to a party.

Seriously?! None.

DS now 16 usually takes 4-6 cans. It isnt forbidden and has resulted in him being honest and sensible.
I know what he has. He respects me for trusting him to not be an idiot.
I know he doesnt drink more then this as the one thing i insist on is that he doesnt sleep out when having a few drinks.
In fact his friends Mum allowed an after prom party at her home with their friendship group.
None drank in excess, all behaved appropriately and she said they were a pleasure to have.
Before anyone says he shouldn't be drinking regularly he doesn't at all.
From experience my friends who think their teens have never drank have the worst ones for drinking, sneaking about and misbehaving.
Each to their own but I know what I was doing at 16 and I would rather encourage sensible approach to sneaking or binging.

Food presents? As in for the teenagers or the parents?

I wouldn't give them any to take, and mine hasn't really drunk, but she's been at parties where vodka has been smuggled in and a few of her friends have ended up being sick.

From friends with older kids, the 16th birthday parties seem rife with alcohol. Parents seem to provide a case of beer or cider, and then vodka gets brought in.

I feel that people on this thread are living quite sheltered lives!

Wait with the what now?!

None

2 cans/bottles of zero alcohol lager and 2 alcoholic ones maybe. They’re going to do it anyway and I’d rather gassy, filling, long drinks than spirits (that will no doubt be supplied by older friends/siblings).

Two or three of the little cans of cocktail. I'm in the camp that would rather have openness and transparency.

Ds has been part of a group of mates who meet up, go for long walks together, chill out on the beach with a barbecue, play board games. They seem really nice young guys and met at quite an academic state school. So I would give him big bags of nice crisps or plantain chips or pretzels to contribute to the snacks, rather than alcohol. Alcohol doesn’t seem to feature much - pizzas yes, alcohol no

None.

However, I do think that it's sensible to approach alcohol like the french do and introduce small amounts of wine for older teens at Sunday or occasional family dinners. It demystifies it, allows them to feel the effects in a safe environment, and makes sure they are trying it in moderation. I didn't experience this myself as a teen (went to all the awful, messy parties) but think it makes a lot of sense.

At 15, zero. At around 16, preferably the closer to 17 end, I’d buy beer or alcopops in small amounts if they expressed an interest.

I would say a couple of tins of something fairly weak - flavoured cider or whatever. I allowed DS1 to do that at 15/16 for St Patrick’s Day/New Year. He’s 17 now and has no interest in alcohol whatsoever. DP barely drinks because he’s not that keen on the taste or effects of alcohol and I think DS1 has taken after him. Certainly didn’t take after me😆

I’m not sure if I’m commenting on the right post but I don’t agree with the Europe ways or introducing alcohol early. My cousin is raising her son in EU country. At 12y, he started drinking non alcoholic beer, at 14 he moved on to alcoholic beer ( drinking when his mum is present). Now he is 16 and he drinks vodka on the regular basis to the point where he comes home drunk every Friday and Saturday. I understand what you are saying though. I wouldn’t forbid my teenagers to drink alcohol but they are not interested atm so I’m not going to start introducing them to alcohol at home

Exactly the same as if I don’t? My parents never provided alcohol - I wasn’t downing spirits alone while everyone whose parents gave them a few cans dutifully drank those and nothing else.

None and if the parents of the party host knew about alcohol being consumed on their property I’d be having a word too.

Couple of bottles of vodka and a crate of Special Brew. Start as you mean to go on.

Where's the eye roll smiley?

It depends on whereabouts in 15 they are...ds has only just turned 16 in July after finishing his GCSEs, so for after prom and other summer parties he's been allowed to take 3 or 4 beers (and has drunk considerably more than that on occasion!)
Last summer, just 15 between y10 and y11, nothing.
Ds being one of the youngest we've always gone more with school year than actual age.