Study finds parents more lenient about alcohol with teens who experience puberty early ANI | Updated: Apr 28, 2021 10:26 IST
Pennsylvania [US], April 28 (ANI): Parents of teens who went through puberty early may be more lenient when it comes to letting them consume alcohol, according to a new Penn State study.
However, the researchers said that even if adolescents appear more mature, drinking alcohol is still not safe for them.
Rebecca Bucci, a PhD candidate in criminology at Penn State, said the study published today (April 28) in Child Development aimed to discover why adolescents who go through puberty early are more likely than their peers to drink alcohol.
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