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You only have to scan the jokes on birthday cards in the shops to see how much drinking alcohol is ingrained in our culture as both fun and an escape from drudgery. So there's little wonder that teenagers can be eager to join the club. But when should we let them start, and how do we keep them safe?

And in tangling with our teenagers Alex asks "How do I stay connected with my teenager when they argue, and don’t seem to want me anymore?"

Join Susie and Rachel as we combine the advice of experts, and our own experience, to tackle these problems.

Interesting articles:

The effect of peer pressure on drinking in Denmark: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/16066350600691683

Books:

Alcohol Nation by Dr Aric Sigman
Love Bombing by Oliver James
How to talk so your kids will listen, how to listen so your kids will talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.

Definition of Binge Drinking: The Royal College of Psychiatrists clearly defines binge drinking as drinking over 2.5 standard 175ml glasses of wine (6 units) for a fully-grown adult woman or 3.5 glasses for a man (8 units), in a short space of time.

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2: Alcohol: How to discuss it, and staying connected. Should we be letting our teenagers drink and what should we be telling them about it? Also, how to stay connected.