| Why would parents who may enjoy drinking alcohol, | | | | alcohol can do, why would you want to support the |
| choose not to partake, for the sake of their kids? | | | | alcohol industry by giving them money for any of their |
| Intelligent parents, who want to save their children from | | | | products, by drinking yourself. Aren’t you enabling |
| the damaging effects of alcohol use, will choose not to | | | | the alcohol industry by continuing to support them with |
| drink alcohol themselves. | | | | the money you spend on their products? |
| Arguments to prove that point: | | | | 6. As parents we need to teach our children to fully |
| 1. Modeling or example is the best teacher. | | | | use the abilities, gifts and talents they have been born |
| 2. A double stand doesn’t work. Kids do what you | | | | and blessed with and encourage them to reach their |
| do not what you say. | | | | life’s purpose and potential. How can they do that if |
| 3. Telling a child they should not drink until they are | | | | they use alcohol to handle their life’s problems? |
| twenty-one is a temporary solution and teaches them | | | | Alcohol is a temporary solution. If they think they need |
| drinking alcohol is ok. What happens, if when they | | | | alcohol to have fun, handle a problem or escape from |
| become 21, they choose to drink and end up | | | | a situation they will never discover their own |
| destroying their life anyway? The first drink can be the | | | | capabilities. They will never develop the skills need to |
| beginning of alcoholism or it can lead to a DUI at any | | | | enjoy life on their own. |
| age. They can become an intoxicated driver that can | | | | 6. If we love our children, we want to provide for them |
| kill or injure themselves or someone else. | | | | a healthy life style so they can enjoy their whole life. |
| 4. Why should we not teach moderation? Because | | | | We want to keep them safe and in good health. Kids |
| moderation teaches its ok to drink alcohol. Some | | | | need to see adults who fully live their lives without the |
| people can’t handle moderation. Alcohol becomes | | | | crutch of alcohol. They need to understand that life is |
| something they become addicted to. How do you | | | | fulfilling, enjoyable and successful without alcohol use. |
| know if you child can handle it? Can you take that | | | | Parents who love their kids choose to be good |
| chance? | | | | examples and choose not to drink alcohol themselves. |
| 5. If you are trying to save your kids from the damage | | | | |