Teenage girls drink because of parental advice, not peer pressure, research suggests

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, based in King’s College in London, suggests that girls are more likely to drink if told by their parents not to do so.

On the other hand, boys tend to heed this parental advice.

The old problem‚Äîtell your children to do one thing and they’ll do the other‚Äîseems to be more prevalent amongst girls when it comes to alcohol.

Parents should be more involved in educating their children about the effects of alcohol on the body, and risks of overuse, rather than laying down a blanket ‘ban’ on its consumption.

There are concerns for the health of people who start drinking regularly and heavily at an early age, as it can quickly lead to alcohol dependence.

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