? of the Week - Should I let my teenager drink non-alcoholic drinks?

The short answer is NO, The Alcohol and Drug Foundation's stance on non-alcoholic beverages, is to not give them to our youth saying they could serve as a "gateway", or normalise the consumption of alcohol. 

Non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits, also referred to sometimes as zero-alcohol drinks or alcohol-free drinks, are defined as:  beverages containing less than 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume, which feature the branding of established alcohol companies, and/or are designed to imitate the flavor, packaging or overall appearance of alcohol products. Doctor Pennay says giving young people anything that might potentially increase their interest in it probably isn't a good idea.’  "[Influencing them] to wait until they're 18 is always going to be the best advice," she says, adding the longer someone holds off from drinking alcohol, the less likely they are to be a "problematic drinker as they age". ( What to know before giving your teen non-alcoholic beer or wine - ABC News)