Verbally Advanced Kids Have Higher Risk for Teen Alcohol Abuse Adolescent Issues, FeaturedBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 14, 2015As they grow older, children naturally develop increasing levels of mastery over the skills required for verbal communication. However, some children experience a greater advancement of their verbal skills than others. In a study published in 2014 in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, researchers from the U.S. and Finland investigated the connection between…