Dr. Clare Crowe

And I remember for him, it was problematic because we needed to medically mind him in terms of his insulin.

And...

So we worked together and he told his parents and they had the most gorgeous response.

So they didn't go, you know, this is so dangerous.

What were you thinking?

They actually were like, you know, thank you for telling us.

How can we make this safe?

So they worked with the medical team around, you know, what insulin did he need to take if he was at a festival and drinking?

What did he need to do pre and post?

And I always remember that teenager because years later, when he was no longer in paediatrics, he came back to my clinic just to pop in one day.

And he'd had this major life event in college.

And when he talked about it, the first thing he said is, I went to my parents.

And I always remember thinking they set that up because when he had this big thing that was happening in his early teens, they didn't want him to drink.

He just responded in the right way.

Exactly.

Yeah, look, that's, I think, a growing concern for parents.

And, you know, while there's a threshold where when anger and intimidation come into a household, that's where you have your clear boundaries.

So it is OK in that situation to say, you know, we don't tolerate this kind of conversation and actually everyone is part of this household.

So people are welcome.

So these are the limits and these are the expectations for how you live in our household.