Do you give your toddler alcohol?

**just her chameleon** · 10-11-2008 08:59

Quite a number of parents I know give their toddler sips of their wine/beer...

So I want to know - do you give your toddler alcohol? How do you feel about it? Do you think its OK?

For me personally, DH and I don't drink at all. Even if we did, there is no way in the world I would ever give some to DD, not until she was at least 15/16. Yes - I know the legal age is 18 but i think at 15/16 a sip every now and then doesn't hurt. But not for a toddler...

**Jesska08** · 10-11-2008 09:01

excuse me but

SH*T NO!

NO way will i be giving my children anything until they can buy it theirselves at 18. sorry but i think the laws are there for good reasons... not good for their bodies...

**sockstealingpoltergeist** · 10-11-2008 09:03

No I don't really think it's a good idea, I have had members of the older generation try to give my children sips. They act shocked when you don't want your 6 mth old to have a sip of beer

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**Nowhere** · 10-11-2008 09:03

no way that is stupid and dangerous and apauling

**KapowSchazam** · 10-11-2008 09:05

If I knew anyone who did that to their child, I'd personally report them to DOCS

**workin'mumof2** · 10-11-2008 09:07

ok unless you count the very small amount in bonjella thats used as a preservative to keep it from going off. then

NO

however i have had the older generation try to give my son wine on a finger at 2months old

on christmas day

he is now 2 and yet to touch a drop

all he has is water and milk. thats it till hes 21

**Mathermy** · 10-11-2008 09:08

What??? No!

Why would you even do that????

**WorkingClassMum** · 10-11-2008 09:09

NO!!!

**Hollywood** · 10-11-2008 09:10

No way! His growing brain does NOT need alcohol. Mum was at our place a few weeks ago and let DS have a sip of her red wine [without asking us

] and I was pretty annoyed when DH told me (I wasn't in the room when she did that).

**megaminz** · 10-11-2008 09:11

OML this horrifies me the thought of it
My parents are continental....drinks with each meal type culture thing, and even we weren't given alcohol even sips of it as toddlers. I know we were young when they would give us our first taste but definitely were at school by then.

There is just no need.