12 Dec 2024

Is it ok to let your kids drink alcohol?

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 12 December 2024

To be clear, we're talking teenagers here, rather than toddlers. Is there really any harm in letting the 16-year-old have a Gizzy Gold at Christmas? Or what about a half glass of wine at Xmas dinner? It's an issue RNZ digital has explored in this article.

Andrew Galloway from Alcohol Healthwatch breaks down what the science says with Jesse. 

children eating healthy food at home or kindergarten

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