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isforinsects “At least she’s not taking drugs.” This is what some parents may have thought a generation ago if they caught their daughter using alcohol. Back then, their attention was more likely focused on the dramatic increases in drug use. Those days are gone.
We now know that many parts of a young person’s body continue to develop until age 21. Once you know how alcohol affects your son’s thinking, behavior, and learning skills in ways that can lead to lifelong problems, you will understand why it is essential to prevent your children and teenagers from using alcohol.
Think about it. From the time your daughter was born, her brain kept her alive. It told her lungs to breathe, her heart to beat, her stomach to feel hunger, and to express discomfort when she was cold. Everything else, from feeding herself to skateboarding to making friends, she learned with her brain as she grew into who she is today. Talking occasionally to her when she’s in elementary school about not using alcohol can form the foundation for her healthy decisionmaking.
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Reprinted with the permission of the National Mental Health Information Center.
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