Today American parents are finding themselves in a dilemma about how to deal with teenage drinking, a serious social problem. A recent survey has (36) that 92% of high school (37) have tried alcohol at least once and two-thirds take a drink once a month. Alcohol has resulted in a lot of teenage car crashes, as well as (38) and murders. Parents are wondering why they can’t keep their children from drinking. Now many are beginning to (39) that it is not the kids but the parents who should be held (40) for their permissive attitudes. Some parents find that (41) attitudes and methods are impractical and ineffective. They try to teach their children to drink responsibly. Many parents believe that (42) drinking is a safe solution. (43) ,an increasing number of parents fear that this will [endanger](危及) their children’s safety. Therefore, (44) And the most popular method in some communities is what they call "safe homes", where unsupervised parties with alcohol are forbidden. The hardliners think that in this way their children will learn self-control, (45) Both sides agree that teenage drinking can be dealt with (46) .