How can parents help keep teens drug and alcohol free?
Set your child up for success by setting and keeping parental rules. Check out this article from Opportunity Alliance for more about what you can do as a parent to set your child up for success as a teen and an adult.
Make a resolution TODAY that will set your child up for success into adulthood.
Parental monitoring, including setting expectations and enforcing rules, not only keeps your teen from using drugs and alcohol now, but also has been shown to keep your child healthy into adulthood. According to the research, kids who enter college as low-risk drinkers remain low-risk drinkers.
The message is clear: Parental rules can have a long-term effect on later alcohol consumption.
So, resolve to sound like a broken record not only this year, but throughout the teen years! Repeat over and over your expectations—that you disapprove of underage drinking because you want your child to be happy and healthy. Remember, the hard work you are doing now carries with your child long after they have left the home.
Make a resolution TODAY that will set your child up for success into adulthood.
Parental monitoring, including setting expectations and enforcing rules, not only keeps your teen from using drugs and alcohol now, but also has been shown to keep your child healthy into adulthood. According to the research, kids who enter college as low-risk drinkers remain low-risk drinkers.
The message is clear: Parental rules can have a long-term effect on later alcohol consumption.
So, resolve to sound like a broken record not only this year, but throughout the teen years! Repeat over and over your expectations—that you disapprove of underage drinking because you want your child to be happy and healthy. Remember, the hard work you are doing now carries with your child long after they have left the home.
For more information about this topic please think about attending the WMS Family Night on Thursday April 9th. The event will take place at WMS from 6pm-8pm. The event will be open to middle school students and their parent/guardians. Dinner will also be provided.