Let child drink alcohol on new years?

Hello all, I was just wondering if it is okay to let my 7, 8 and 15 year old sons to drink a glass of champagne on New Years. Any feedback is suggested, though it is past and I have let them, I would like to know for next year if it is bad!

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  • Meh Champagne isn't that strong. I would say okay for 15. 7 and 8 is a bit young, they could have had a sip.

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  • I think it's fine. I probably started having glasses of wine or a few sips of Baileys when I was about 12 or 13 for Christmas and New Year's. It's normal.

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  • It is acceptable in France as that is part of the culture. Not too sure about anywhere else, though. Depending on where you live, you could get in a lot of trouble for this.

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    • With regard to alcohol my family had a much more European attitude and I feel that was a good thing. No one ever got out of control or weird, they are all pretty much moderate drinkers. It's never been a big deal.
      ;-)

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      • Lucky you. I think that is good because it doesn't make it into something that is taboo.

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  • I let my 4 year old taste fine, imported beers and wines. I remember my dad letting me taste nasty beer at the same age, so I wanted to be a better parent.

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  • I definitely would not initiate it...but if a late teen asked me ....I would say a sip...one sip

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  • When I was little I was allowed to have a small amount of wine with more formal family dinners for as long as I can remember and as a result alcohol has never really been a big deal for me. I feel like I have better control when it comes to drinking because it doesn't hold any mystique for me the way it might for people who were raised in more prohibitive households. I also would add that there's no history of addiction on either side of my family.

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  • Yeah sure lets give KIDS drinks. Thats the right thing to do. 15 year understandable.

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  • I had my first beer on Christmas day when I was 6...I have been battling alcoholism for 5 years.

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  • Yeah, get those kids drunk, hoping it doesn't lead their lives to alcoholism.

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