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Study of Australian drinking habits finds that parents' drinking has the most influence on their children at two key stages - between 15 and 17, when children begin to experiment with alcohol, and again in their late 20s and 30s, when they become parents themselves…
👪 UNSW Sydney research reveals parental drinking habits most strongly influence children between ages 15-17 and again when those children become parents themselves.
👧👦 Drinking patterns are passed down along same-sex lines: daughters tend to mirror mothers' habits, while sons mirror fathers', particularly during these influential age windows.
🧠 The study suggests these patterns are largely due to social learning and learned norms at home, rather than solely genetics, as observed in non-biologically related families.
⏳ Drinking habits formed in early adulthood are highly persistent, meaning the influence of parental patterns during these key windows can have a long-lasting impact across generations.
#Parenting #AlcoholResearch #GenerationalInfluence
👧👦 Drinking patterns are passed down along same-sex lines: daughters tend to mirror mothers' habits, while sons mirror fathers', particularly during these influential age windows.
🧠 The study suggests these patterns are largely due to social learning and learned norms at home, rather than solely genetics, as observed in non-biologically related families.
⏳ Drinking habits formed in early adulthood are highly persistent, meaning the influence of parental patterns during these key windows can have a long-lasting impact across generations.
#Parenting #AlcoholResearch #GenerationalInfluence