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Trick or Treating Part2
beeswing wrote: Claire Petersky wrote: FWIW, I have some friends that take wine glasses when they go trick or treating with their kids. When the kids say "trick or treat", the parents hold out their wine glasses. They say they get to really know their neighbors this way, and they enjoy trick-or-treating much more. That sounds like fun! I'm not sure I'd have the chutzpah to do it, though. beeswing A huge part of my neighborhood has done that for the 8 years that we have lived here. In fact, we would fill wine glasses for those who were running low as we were handing candy to the children. However, now that the kids are pre teens and teens, it seems inappropriate to do it. When the kids were younger, they were oblivious to it. Now they're watching every step we take I think it's best to abstain. Although it sounds like fun idea, I think it's best to role model holidays, fun, celebrations, etc. without alcohol. |
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Role modeling with regard to alcohol
On Oct 16, 3:26 pm, "beachpeach" wrote:
beeswing wrote: Claire Petersky wrote: FWIW, I have some friends that take wine glasses when they go trick or treating with their kids. When the kids say "trick or treat", the parents hold out their wine glasses. They say they get to really know their neighbors this way, and they enjoy trick-or-treating much more. That sounds like fun! I'm not sure I'd have the chutzpah to do it, though. beeswing A huge part of my neighborhood has done that for the 8 years that we have lived here. In fact, we would fill wine glasses for those who were running low as we were handing candy to the children. However, now that the kids are pre teens and teens, it seems inappropriate to do it. When the kids were younger, they were oblivious to it. Now they're watching every step we take I think it's best to abstain. Although it sounds like fun idea, I think it's best to role model holidays, fun, celebrations, etc. without alcohol. I feel a little differently about it. I think it can be important to role model responsible drinking to kids, not necessarily solely abstinence (although that's fine, too, of course). Alchohol is something that they are almost certainly going to have to deal with in their lives. I'd like to demonstrate to my daughter that it can play an appropriate part in an adult's life without it meaning that one has to get drunk (or even drink a lot) to have a good time. For example, I've taken my daughter to a pub with a restaurant license (so kids can come in) most of her life -- I'll have a single pint and some water with a meal...though she's seen some people around her that are less moderate. Or I'll have a glass of wine or two in front of her with dinner at home. Or my husband and I will bring her along on occasions when we go wine tasting (no wine for her, though).... She's also been around drunks on our trips to Mexico (mostly loud Americans), but that wasn't necessarily through deliberate exposure on my part. In any case, my daughter on her own has decided she doesn't want to drink. That may change as she gets older (she's almost 12). But it wasn't abstinence that got her there. It was watching people drink -- both minimally/moderately to not-so-responsibility -- and deciding that she doesn't want that in her life. beeswing |
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