{"id":2368,"date":"2019-12-19T16:45:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T05:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/christmas-warnings-as-study-shows-even-a-sip-of-alcohol-can-lead-to-toxic-drinking-habits-in-kids-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T01:45:25","slug":"christmas-warnings-as-study-shows-even-a-sip-of-alcohol-can-lead-to-toxic-drinking-habits-in-kids-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/christmas-warnings-as-study-shows-even-a-sip-of-alcohol-can-lead-to-toxic-drinking-habits-in-kids-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas warnings as study shows even a &#8216;sip&#8217; of alcohol can lead to toxic drinking habits in kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.abc.net.au\/news\/kevin-nguyen\/10373694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KEVIN NGUYEN<\/a><\/strong>UPDATED&nbsp;WED AT 5:41AM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/online-sales-delivery-of-alcohol-a-serious-risk-factor-that-needs-addressing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Email<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?t=Christmas+warnings+as+study+shows+even+a+'sip'+of+alcohol+can+lead+to+toxic+drinking+habits+in+kids&amp;u=http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-12-18\/study-argues-children-shouldnt-drink-alcohol-at-christmas\/11807368?pfmredir=sm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2019-12-18%2Fstudy-argues-children-shouldnt-drink-alcohol-at-christmas%2F11807368%3Fpfmredir%3Dsm&amp;text=Christmas%20warnings%20as%20study%20shows%20even%20a%20%27sip%27%20of%20alcohol%20can%20lead%20to%20toxic%20drinking%20habits%20in%20kids&amp;via=abcnews\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/online-sales-delivery-of-alcohol-a-serious-risk-factor-that-needs-addressing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parents are being asked to reconsider allowing their kids to drink alcohol these holidays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIXABAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thinking about giving a child wine or beer during Christmas dinner? Researchers say even a &#8220;sip&#8221; could lead to toxic drinking habits as they become older.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drinking even once as a child was associated with binge drinking in later years<\/li>\n<li>A researcher said Australia had an unhealthy approach to alcohol compared to other countries<\/li>\n<li>Health authorities have revised their &#8220;safe&#8221; levels of alcohol consumption to 10 standard drinks a week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) said it was conventional wisdom among parents that giving their underage children was a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-07-20\/teen-alcohol-drinking-in-family-homes-backfiring-study-says\/8728338\">safe way to introduce them to drinking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the centre has published the results of an ongoing study about parental supply of alcohol \u2014 so far tracking 1,927 children from Year 7 to Year 12 \u2014 which indicated otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Peacock, a senior research fellow at NDARC, said there was no benefit to supervising children&#8217;s alcohol consumption and it was instead likely to increase how often adolescents drank.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Providing alcohol, even if in the form of sips rather than full drinks, is associated with increased risks of later binge drinking and harms,&#8221; Dr Peacock said.<\/p>\n<p>She said even if a child drinks only once, especially when they are under 16 years old, it was more likely they would become regular drinkers in their senior years of high school.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The sooner an adolescent is introduced to alcohol, the greater the chance they could be affected by harms like violence and serious accidents caused by drinking,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Also the greater change with an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, like binge drinking and dependence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-12-18\/study-argues-children-shouldnt-drink-alcohol-at-christmas\/11807368?pfmredir=sm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For complete story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY&nbsp;KEVIN NGUYENUPDATED&nbsp;WED AT 5:41AM Email&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;WhatsApp Parents are being asked to reconsider allowing their kids to drink alcohol these holidays. PIXABAY Thinking about giving a child wine or beer during Christmas dinner? Researchers say even a &#8220;sip&#8221; could lead to toxic drinking habits as they become older. 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