Parents more lenient about alcohol with teens who experience

Parents more lenient about alcohol with teens who experience puberty early


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Parents of teens who went through puberty early may be more lenient when it comes to letting them consume alcohol, according to a new Penn State study. But the researchers said that even if adolescents appear more mature, drinking alcohol is still not safe for them.
Rebecca Bucci, a PhD candidate in criminology at Penn State, said the study -- published today (April 28) in
Child Development -- aimed to discover why adolescents who go through puberty early are more likely than their peers to drink alcohol.
"A surprising proportion of parents in our study allowed their early-developing children to drink alcohol at the age of 14 -- in fact, one in seven," Bucci said. "It is important to remember that early puberty does not mean the child is more advanced in cognitive or brain development. They are not older in years or more socially mature. So allowing them freedoms common for young adults is risky."

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