Scott Pinyard and I recorded a podcast together where we discussed the following common questions around parenting and alcohol:

1. How do I explain alcohol and drinking in a way that my children will understand?
2. What’s the best way to talk about alcohol without making it “forbidden”?
3. Is it counterproductive to apologise to children for drinking?

   Here are the highlights:

   The first question we received was:

   "Hi, I have multiple kids who have been seeing me drank for as long as they can remember. It really wasn't a problem until about two years ago when their dad and I divorced, then things escalated for me. And I've had multiple difficult conversations with them. They've asked me why I do it as much as I do, and why won't I stop? I'm actively working to change this. I'm in the LIVE Alcohol Experiment, and I'm planning on continuing on in the path. Here's my question, I'm not there yet, but I'm working on it. How do I explain this to my kids in a way that...