BKA

Some folks just have a high tolerance for alcohol.  My husband is one, he couldn't get drunk if he tried (and he HAS tried, LOL).

I hope I didn't give the impression that I was disapproving in any way of your daughter's activities.  Not at all!

I know alcohol is treated very differently in other parts of the world than it is here in the 'states.  It's great that you can be dd's driver. Though it's not "acceptable" here to have young people drinking, we always allowed our kids to have a sip of whatever we were drinking, used it at family and religious occasions, and always talked openly about alcohol.  Thankfully my kids are great about taking turns as the designated "sober sam" who can keep an eye on everyone and make sure they get home safely.

No i didn't read it as you were disproving about her activities at all. I think your right to speak about it with your children and let them have a taster too. That's what i did as a youngster and what im doing with my son too otherwise, when they do become of age i think there is more of a risk that they will go over the top. A bit like me at the food bar on the first night of an all inclusive holiday!!!!!  

Thank you for that. i will try and locate one of the tables that you mention. I like your idea of the rum and coke too.

The next battle is University...She starts her first year in September, with a new group of people, who i hope will be understanding about such matters as eating out for example. I know she fears being left out if the group were to go out for pizza for instance. I would be interested to know if you or others using this forum have experienced difficulty eating out and what tips there might be to deal with it.

Thank you all for your responses, very interesting reading. Here in the UK the legal age for consuming alcohol is 18. I know that most parents probably don't like to think that their children are drinking alcohol, but im not being   na-eve. She had only started going out to clubs shortly after having been diagnosed with Celiac. Before this she was too unwell and always at home trying to study, in fact, as parents we were more concerned that she wasn't going out with friends, so i know that she wasn't drinking and vary rarely went to parties. I suppose this is one of the reasons for me being concerned now about her alcohol consumption. I don't want it to sound like she's drinking too excess or anything its simply that she tells me that she drinking shots, the same qty of her friends, but she just isn't feeling the effects as they do. When i have picked them up from a club they can hardly stand and my daughter is just quite giggly. The drink drive issue was a concern as i say because i didn't know if having celiac would biologically alter the rate at which her body disposes of alcohol compared to those that don't suffer it. Thanks again.