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Alcohol, drinking and teenagers

It’s normal to worry about your child drinking – the risks are well known. However, there are a number of things that you can try to help your teenager make good choices about alcohol use. If you'd like to understand more about alcohol in the teenage years, read our fact sheet on Alcohol and teenagers. Or you might find it helpful to chat to other parents in the forums, and hear about their experiences with teenage alcohol use.

Otherwise, see below for our tips on what you can do to help your teenager make good choices about alcohol use.

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Teenagers and alcohol

Learn the facts about the impact of alcohol and help minimise the harmful effects for you teenager.

Know if your teenager has a problem with alcohol

Support your teenager to take a self-test for alcohol to help them find out if they have a problem.

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Make healthy choices about alcohol

Find out what you can do to help your teen make healthy choices about alcohol.

How to set expectations with your teenager about alcohol

By setting expectations for your teen, you can help them to make good choices about alcohol.

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What parents think about...drugs and alcohol

A group of parents share how they've chatted to their teenagers about drinking and drugs.