Oddly enough, in most states it's legal for a parent to furnish alcohol to a minor. I remember being given a glass of wine or a beer occasionally growing up. I

Oddly enough, in most states it's legal for a parent to furnish alcohol to a minor. I remember being given a glass of wine or a beer occasionally growing up. I think this is something that my parents did to discourage underage drinking my making it boring (which worked, at least for me). That works because the parent is mediating.