Weekends are treasured by teenagers, they have a whole list of plans and they look forward to it all week. Whether they include going for movies, chilling with friends, attending a concert or a party at some friends place. One thing will be present there for sure, alcohol. Alarmingly children as young as the age of 11 start drinking. But what is more frightening is that pre-teens and teens these days are not just drinking alcohol, they are Binge drinking.

Binge drinking is consuming 4 or 5 drinks in a matter of 2 hours, which means teens are not sipping; they are just gulping down alcohol like soft drinks. Parents do whatever they can to stop their children from accessing binge drinks. From just talking to them about good and bad to putting rules and restrictions. Many tech savvy parents of this age use family locator apps apps to keep track of their teens’ activities. But the question here is, how can these apps help parents in restricting the abuse of alcohol in their children’s lives?

7 Signs to help you identify underage drinking:

The first step is to determine whether your children are a part of this activity or not. A study by by SAMHSA gives 7 signs from which parents can tell if their child is binge drinking.

1. Mood changes: Binge drinking can cause severe mood swings such as, temper outburst, touchiness, and getting defensive in situations. They are on a roller coaster of emotions.
2. School problems: Low attendance, bad grades, and discipline issues are also caused by binge drinking.
3. Rebellion: Teens are inclined to become disobedient and do rebellious. 
4. Change of friends: Witness a change in your child’s company? They are switching friends and are reluctant to let you get to know the new ones? It’s time to be alert. 
5. Nothing matters attitude: They don’t show interest in everything. They appear slack; are not involved in previous interests, and generally have low energy.
6. Alcohol presence: Finding alcohol in your child’s room or bag or smelling alcohol on their breath is a definite sign.
7. Physical or mental problems: Alcohol abuse has severe effects on one’s mind and body, such as memory lapses, bloodshot eyes, lack of coordination, poor concentration or inaudible speech.

How parental apps can help?

Once you have established that your children abuse alcohol, there are certain steps you can take to ensure their good health and safety. Some tech-savvy parents use family locator apps like FamilyTime to keep a track of their child’s location history and knowing their whereabouts instantly. With FamilyTime you can:

• Keep track of the places your children visit.
• Know the whereabouts of your children as it updates their location every 20 minutes.
• Geo-fence the address of a pub or bar and get alerts every time your children visit the place.
• Look at their call logs to see who they call and how many times.
• See their contact list.
• Watch-list a suspicious number and get alerts every time they contact it.
• Look into their web history and bookmarks to observe their search patterns.

And much more. You can give this app a free try by downloading it now from the app store on your phone. So, visit the app store on your phone. You can also get the app in a jiffy from the buttons given below: