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Tuesday, 24 December 2013 - 19:19

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Parents: Teenagers should be allowed drinking

A new research reveals that 81% of parents think that younger teens should be allowed to continue drinking alcohol. Alcoholic Beverage / Wikipedia The legal age for buying alcohol will go up to 18 on January 1, 2014, Nos reports. The research, conducted by EénVandaag, finds that almost all parents of 16 and 17 olds will continue to buy alcohol for their child in the new year. However, some parents believe that increasing the age limit to 18 is good thing.

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