<p>Parents are part of the problem sometimes, too, but can get over it if they have to. Example: teenage choir trip abroad, last dinner. It was decided to have no alcohol served at the final dinner–some parents went out for drinks beforehand, which was fine. It was a really fun evening, with lots of crazy laughing and speeches and singing (sometimes bawdy songs) and a nice example that you don’t need booze to fuel a good time.</p>
<p>Still, some parents won’t chaperone choir trips like these because the thought of not having a nightly drink is too much (they can drink on evenings off).</p>