The style of parenting is one of the strongest influences on how much alcohol a child will drink as a teenager and young adult, a new study has found. Think tank Demos found out that bad parenting made children eight times more likely to become binge drinkers at 16 years, and twice as likely to drink excessively when they were 34.
Researchers analysed data from more than 15,000 children born in Britain over the last 40 years as part of the study, The Independent reported.
They found the "tough love" style of parenting, which combined warmth and discipline, was the most effective in ensuring against children developing an unhealthy relationship with alcohol.
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