Tools to Reduce Unde…
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As we prepare to send kids back to classrooms for another school year, its important to equip parents and caregivers with the tools for talking with their children about alcohol. This issue is especially personal for me because my beautiful 15-year-old daughter, Alisa Joy, was killed by an…
Parental monitoring …
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Parental monitoring of opposite-gender child may decrease problem drinking in young adults
Helping kids learn t…
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Parents with tweens or teens often wonder how to effectively parent their children so that the kids can make sound decisions even when their parents are not around, including decisions about drugs and alcohol.
A recent study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugshas confirmed…
Family influence on …
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Parents expressed a desire to teach their children about both the positive and negative effects of alcohol and felt that it was best learnt in the home not at school. The report notes that whilst public drinking cultures have changed, parenting approaches to alcohol have not changed. Part of…