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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 91015" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Teen drinking is a huge problem no matter where you live. I hear about parties from kids at my school (usually when they think I am not listening) and I have found out years later that my difficult child went to lots of parties.</p><p></p><p>Of course, I didn't know about them at the time. Teens lie and say that they are staying at each other's houses or going to the movies, etc. I tried to be careful and call the other parents' houses but kids can be quite creative. My difficult child would tell the parents where she was supposed to be staying (after I had called and verified that they would be home) that she was "sick" and was going home and then go off to another house where there was a party going on. Once they are driving it is very hard to be sure of where they are.</p><p></p><p>She also snuck out of the house to go to parties where there were drugs and alcohol. At the time, we thought that she was sound asleep in her bed.</p><p></p><p>husband and I missed all of this even though we thought we were being vigilant parents ~ and most parents don't even try to check up on their kids. Some even provide the alcohol claiming that it is safer to have kids drinking in a home where there is parental supervision since they are "going to do it anyway."</p><p></p><p> :hammer:</p><p></p><p>Short of locking your teenager up from about 15 - 18, I'm not sure how you can totally stop it. </p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 91015, member: 1967"] Teen drinking is a huge problem no matter where you live. I hear about parties from kids at my school (usually when they think I am not listening) and I have found out years later that my difficult child went to lots of parties. Of course, I didn't know about them at the time. Teens lie and say that they are staying at each other's houses or going to the movies, etc. I tried to be careful and call the other parents' houses but kids can be quite creative. My difficult child would tell the parents where she was supposed to be staying (after I had called and verified that they would be home) that she was "sick" and was going home and then go off to another house where there was a party going on. Once they are driving it is very hard to be sure of where they are. She also snuck out of the house to go to parties where there were drugs and alcohol. At the time, we thought that she was sound asleep in her bed. husband and I missed all of this even though we thought we were being vigilant parents ~ and most parents don't even try to check up on their kids. Some even provide the alcohol claiming that it is safer to have kids drinking in a home where there is parental supervision since they are "going to do it anyway." [img]:hammer:[/img] Short of locking your teenager up from about 15 - 18, I'm not sure how you can totally stop it. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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