Parents reward GCSE students with booze

A SHOCKING study reveals many 16-year-olds will be handed beer, cider and spirits to take to celebration parties after exam results are published on Thursday

Reward: The average parent said they would give kids at least nine units

A quarter of British parents will give their children alcohol to celebrate GCSE results this week, reports the Sunday People.

A shocking study reveals many 16-year-olds will be handed beer, cider and spirits to take to celebration parties after exam results are published on Thursday.

The average parent said they would give them at least nine units equivalent to four cans of beer or a bottle of wine.

But some admitted they planned to give their children more than 50 units of alcohol that’s equal to two 70cl bottles of vodka or 2.5 times the weekly safe drinking limits for adult men.

Christine Gilchrist, 53, from Derbyshire, said she would give her 16-year-old son Matt “a celebratory couple of beers”.

She explained: ‘He worked so hard for his GCSEs and we have had many conversations about alcohol and being responsible with it. “I believe most teenagers will have already tried alcohol as I believe Matt has but I trust him enough that he will not have too much when he does.

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