Parents, do you do it?

I do the same as Jimbo. I drink maybe a little when my kids are around, but I don't want to get drunk while my kids are there. There is so much that can happend and need good reflex or quick tinking. I think also it's a respect thing. I respect my kid so I try to give them the best of me everytime.

Hello,crzaynurse.I do not have any children, but I think it is not a good thing to drink in front of your children, it may give them an idea that drinking is a good thing as they may not know what is right or wrong, they just follow what their parents do,I think it ma be better to teach them the bad things about drinking, may be bring them out at the weekend to see how a drunk behave on the street, they will know drinking is not good.

If I ever do drink in front of my kids it's usually once in a blue moon. I did all my heavy drinking in my younger days before I had kids. Growing up I never saw my parents drink, my mom didn't allow drinking in the house. Now she had a bottle of Jack Daniels but not for drinking, during the winter she would make something with it that got rid of colds and such. She would give us a teaspoon, nothing major to get us tipsy or anything. My siblings and I went on and became social drinkers. My sister and I don't drink as much. So I think it doesn't matter if your parents drink or not. The peer pressure is there as a child. Me as a parent has to teach my kids why they can't drink til they turn 21. That it's not cool. My brother used to say it's more fun making fun of the drunks than getting drunk yourself and I have to agree on that one.

Oh I love to have a drink at the end of a long day to wind down. I sometimes have a drink in front of the kids, but very rarely, and I dont care. they know what it is and says it smells disgusting. But usually most of the time, I wait until they are fast asleep in bed.

When my kids were young, I occasionally drank in front of them, And even less occasionally, they saw me drunk. They grew up just fine, i'm tired of all this garbage on how it ruins our kids if we don't shelter them from every little vice. Seeing a parent drunk occasionally, doesn't hurt the kid, it just shows them that the parents aren't perfect. All shelteringkids from things does is teac them ot be docile, or to run away from their responsibilities

we don't drink a lot in my house. we've had the same bottle of vodka in the fridge for over 2 years! LOL But, when we do have a drink here and there, we will not hide it from the kids. They know it's an adult drink and not for kids. I feel like if I drink in front of them here and there, it will take the mystery out of it and they won't be as infatuated with it.

I believe it must be done responsibly. I don't drink hardly ever. It is a rare occassion for me to drink. I never drink and drive. Every once in a while we have friends and family over for cook outs and we will have a 12 pack for 6 adults. I believe it you show moderation, you teach moderation. You must talk to you kids about drinking, peer pressure and not getting in a car with someone who has been drinking.

Yes, I do drink in front of my children. I do not think that it will lead them to drink, because they are still just babies. Who knows if I will still be drinking once they are older. I tend to have a few drinks every other night or so to relax myself and get a little tipsy, it makes me happy, compared to stressed out and on edge. I will always teach my children responsible drinking when the time comes. I see nothing wrong with drinking in front of your children, as long as you do not get out of hand.

Yes, I have drank in front of my son, but never to excess, a drink, maybe 2. He has seen at least in my house only responsible drinking. He also knows that if I go any where, that if I am driving I NEVER! drink, not even a little and I will not be drivign for 3 or 4 hours. I only drink when I know I am staying home and will be going to bed for the night before I will be driving again. As far as I can tell, he does not drink and then drive either. I know he drinks more then he should sometimes, but to my knowledge he has never gotten knock down drunk. Still he is only 21, so drinking is still a novelty to him.

No you shouldnt drink in front of children!! It will make them understand that drinking is a good thing to do. But it harms health. SO try to keep them away frm drinks. Once they get older, say about 20 then you can explain them that how drinking should be if and only when needed. And caution them not to make it theere habbit...otherwise health is ruined.. your liver will go to hell... Explain them things at a proper age...

Drinking is not a big problem It is part of irish culture (whether i like it or not) I despise smoking though