Tag: children

New Study Suggests Letting Your Child Sip Alcohol Does Not Predict But Increases Risk of Alcohol-Related Problems As A Young Adult

A couple of weeks ago, my almost 2-year-old toddler pointed to a wine bottle and said “wine!”, and then pointed to a bottle of beer and said “beer!”. While I did not let him sample any of it, it got…

Light Drinking During Pregnancy Does Not Impair Socioemotional or Cognitive Abilities of Children

http://www.primehealthchannel.com/ wp-content/uploads/ 2010/12/Fetal-Alcohol-Syndrome-picture.jpg It has been well documented that drinking alcohol heavily during pregnancy can have dangerous consequences to the developing fetus and throughout the life of the child.  These consequences include fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), which may develop…