Give teens weekly ‘alcohol allowance’

PARENTS can help to keep their teenage children out of trouble by giving them a weekly allowance of alcohol, a British study found.

Teenagers who rely on obtaining their own supplies of cheap alcohol are much more likely to be involved in violence and other forms of bad behaviour, it is claimed.

Researchers conducted a drinking survey of almost 10,000 teenagers aged 15 to 16 in the north-west of England.