Research suggests parenting styles affect whether a child uses drinking to cope with stress

Every parent wants their kid to have a healthy relationship with alcohol. But how do you help them get there? Is it by letting them drink while they’re young in hopes of making alcohol less alluring? Or by taking a strict no-drinking approach when they’re underage? The answer is neither, according to research from Robert Leeman, professor and chair of the health sciences department at Northeastern University, who worked with a team looking into the indirect influence of parenting styles on a person’s tendency toward heavy episodic drinking to alleviate Read More

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