Possibly - though I suspect (with zero evidence to support, should say!) that it's as commonly held a belief among parents who don't see their drinking as unhealthy as among those who do.
I seem to remember earlier cross-sectional studies seemed to suggest parental introduction of alcohol was protective against some harms, which was subsequently used to support such advice
Has it ever been formally advised though? I'm also interested in it as a cultural meme that doesn't seem to be particularly driven by 'guidance' as such. It's just ... there.
I remain unsure about the conclusions of these studies. I'm sceptical about how well you can isolate the effect of parental provision, or how well it's measured. E.g. one of the meta-analyses defines provision like this. Doesn't really separate 'good role-modelling' from 'couldn't give a...'.
We looked at this from the perspective of parental rules around alcohol. We found that parental rules become more lenient as the teenager grows older. When the age related decline in strictness is reduced (less negative slope), risk of heavy episodic drinking is lower
Yes, I agree with that. I'd be very wary of concluding parental provision is definitely risky, but would you say reasonable to conclude there is no evidence it is beneficial?
Yes, that's probably fair (if unsurprising given the nature of the measurement problem). Regarding the cultural meme - I wonder how this changes in an era where parents become more aware of a different youth culture and there's less sense that 'they are going to drink anyway - so drink safely'.
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