Binge drinking is believed to be a major problem on college campuses across the United States. Researchers have questioned the motivations young adults have for engaging in risky alcohol use. The negative findings related to binge eating have led to numerous studies seeking effective alcohol intervention approaches. Some have focused on the relationships between peer influences, academic class, and alcohol availability as causes, while others have focused on parenting styles. The level of parent-adolescent communication has been observed as a factor relating to the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption (Turrisi et al, 2009). Individuals who communicate more with their parents about the negative aspects of alcohol use have less positive beliefs about alcohol and experience fewer alcohol-related consequences (2009). Parenting significantly influences alcohol use during the college years. Research suggests that parents are active in students' plans as they prepare for college and maintain their influence after the student moves to campus by educating and clearly stating rules and expectations. Furthermore, they provide them with encouragement, emotional support and health information (Abar and Tursini, 2009). Studies have shown that parents who educated their college kids about binge drinking before they started college engaged in significantly lower levels of alcohol use (2009). The present study asks whether parents directly influence alcohol consumption decision-making through communicating expectations, setting limits, and providing examples through role models. There is also the question of whether the introduction of an anti-alcohol rule leads to less or more alcohol consumption among young adults. College students between the ages of 18 and 25... middle of paper... admitted relatively low levels of alcohol consumption among teenagers. Young adults with more permissive parents drank significantly more and experienced more negative consequences associated with alcohol use. Kusmierski and his colleagues conducted a study that included a national sample of 17,600 students at 140 colleges and universities. Students were administered a survey about their current drinking habits and asked how they perceived their parents' parenting style. They found that teenagers who had parents with strict rules about alcohol were less likely to binge drink. The present study will focus on parents' alcohol rules and how these affect college students. The study will focus not only on parental eligibility, but also on behavior modeled by parents. Parenting style and poor communication will be analyzed as causes of unhealthy alcohol consumption by adolescents.