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A new campaign was launched to dissuade parents from taking a sip of wine for their children, criticizing the idea that it would help eliminate the novelty of alcohol when they were older and encourage responsible drinking.

The Libraries Alcohol Charity says that giving kids a taste of alcohol to eliminate novelty is a myth

The campaign, launched by the UK alcohol awareness organization Libra, is called What's the Harm. It aims to persuade parents not to give their children alcohol. Having a taste of alcohol can encourage excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol dependency.

They claim that their studies dispel the myth that letting children taste supervised alcohol reduces the risk of alcohol consumption problems in children.

"When parents do not allow their children (aged 11 to 15) to drink, 87% choose not to drink," says the campaign. "But children whose parents allow them to drink are four times more likely to drink alcohol than those whose parents do not."

In addition, it indicates that countries where alcohol consumption among minors with their family is common, such as France, should not be taken as an example, France having an alcohol consumption and rates excessively excessive consumption in excess of those in the United Kingdom. France also has an alcohol dependency rate twice as high as the UK, according to the charity.

According to Balance, it is healthier for children not to drink anything before the age of 18, and most importantly, they do not drink before the age of 15.

Despite this, in the UK, it is perfectly legal for 16 or 17 year olds to drink beer, wine or cider in a restaurant with a meal if it is purchased by an adult and s & # 39; 39, they are accompanied by an adult.

Last year, Researchers at the Center for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education and Pennsylvania State University found that one in six parents allowed their children to drink alcohol at age 14, with the goal to teach them to drink responsibly.

A poll conducted by Libra found that 43% of adults think that children should drink alcohol before age 15, while everything indicates that it may increase the risk of alcohol dependence later in the life.

As reported by The GuardianColin Shevills, director of the Charity for Alcohol Awareness, Libra, said: "Parents have the right to know all the harms of alcohol that children are exposed to if they drink. All parents want what is best for their child and we know that it can be difficult to know what to do about alcohol.

"However, we learned from talking to parents in the Northeast that there is a myth that drinking alcohol at an early age makes children less curious, whereas in reality this can be a trigger for drinking alcohol. "

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