The reason for childhood drunkenness lies in the instability of the developing psyche. Changes in the reasons for the first drink in children and adolescents, depending on their age, are very characteristic. For example, before the age of 10, a child's acquaintance with alcohol usually occurs by chance, through an oversight of adults.
Often the drunkenness of others pushes adolescents to an independent step of acquaintance with alcohol, as they say, out of curiosity. The adolescent phenomenon of curiosity moves to the next level at a more conscious age. These motives for the first acquaintance can be traditional "folk" reasons, such as: family feast, reception of guests, name day, on the occasion of a holiday, etc. These are not all the reasons for adolescence alcoholism.
From the age of 13, there may be reasons for social dependence on the opinion of peers. Typical among adolescents are such criteria as to drink to the company, give in for courage, roll for a friend. The main and significant for a teenager is the identification of his personality with the team. This is especially true for boys.
For girls, a similar picture is typical, albeit in a more innocent angle - a glass with the consent of the parents in the family circle during the celebration and similar options. Any introduction to alcohol by a teenage child is criminal! One has only to take a sip of alcohol once, and the psychological barrier immediately disappears, children no longer feel the danger of further familiarization with such a popular tradition among the people ...
Indeed, family drinking is a major problem in our society. Teenagers, imitating their elders at holidays and feasts, assert that drinking is a must for any event. An additional role in the formation of alcohol dependence in children and adolescents is played by such media as advertising.
