A recent
poll illustrated that parents are misinformed when it comes to predicting the
attitudes and behaviours of young people with regards to alcohol.
Although
only 5% of 11 – 15 year olds drink alcohol on one or more occasion every week,
parents in a recent survey consider this number to be higher than 30%.
When asked
to guess the percentage of young teens who had tried alcohol at least once,
parents put this figure at 57%. The official number was 39%.
The data
reveals that several parents are getting it wrong when it comes to trends of
underage drinking.
Although
fewer teens are indulging in alcohol than in the last 5 years, many parents
predicted that the opposite was true.
The
survey, which was conducted at the same time as Global Be(er) Responsible Day,
was organised by AB InBev UK, the brewers of Budweiser, Stella Artois and
Beck’s.
The
Alcohol Education Trust has been working in close partnership with AB InBev UK
since 2013 to better prepare parents to talk openly and honestly with their
children about the dangers of alcohol and responsible drinking.
The
results of the survey only show that there is still much work to be done as the
majority of parents believe that 11 – 15 year olds drinking alcohol is the
norm.
