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阅读理解
Some kids don’t use alcohol．If the statistics are correct, about 30 percent of high school seniors don’t use alcohol, and an even higher percentage of younger kids are abstinent(节制的)．What helps promote abstinence?Research indicates that kids are less likely to engage in under age drinking when some or several of the following conditions exist：
1．Role modelling：Parents and siblings who do not drink or drink only a little have a stronge stronger influence on their teens and serve as good models．
2．Monitoring：Teens who are guided in positive structure of their time and home environment are less likely to be bored and left alone to make their own decisions．High–risk situations are more readily recognised by parents and acted upon before they become serious problem．
3．Supervision(管理)：Parents who stay actively involved with their children, showing interest in their activities and participating when possible, earn the respect and appreciation of their children．They also understand their children better and can identify danger signals more quickly．
4．Communication：Children benefit from healthy, open communication with their parents and other significant adults．Failure to communicate leaves children isolated and vulnerable(脆弱)．Parents who listen as well as speak–and when they speak, do so with respect and kindness, instead of preaching and ordering–have a strong rapport(亲善)with their children．
5．School support：Failure in school damages self–esteem and is one of the biggest contributors to child delinquency．When school administer programmes that are child–sensitive, this helps children to be successful in school．A strength–based approach, gives children a better chance of maintaining interest and motivation．
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