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Parents: Introduction

Do you know how to discuss alcohol use with your child?

Do you know your child's friends?

Do you know the extent of drinking by children in your neighborhood?

Do you know the legal consequences if your child is caught drinking alcohol?

Do you know your State's laws about providing alcohol to anyone under 21?

Summary



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Summary

As a parent or caregiver, you play a vital role in influencing your child.  You serve as a role model on the use of alcohol, control the availability of alcohol in your home, and help set your child’s expectations concerning drinking behaviors. 

  • Set a good example for your children regarding the use of alcohol.
  • Talk to other parents about ways to send a consistent, clear message that underage drinking is not acceptable behavior or a “rite of passage.”
  • Encourage your children to participate in supervised activities and events that are challenging, fun and alcohol-free.
  • Make sure you’re at home for all your children’s parties and be sure those parties are alcohol-free.

References:
Parents. 2005. Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free. Available at: http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/audiences/parents.cfm. Accessed on [10/02/06]

Underage Drinking Prevention Action Guide and Planner. 2001. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Available at: http://media.shs.net/prevline/pdfs/phd858.pdf#search=%22underage%20drinking%20prevention%20action%20guide%20and%20planner%22. Accessed on [08/25/06]

Underage Drinking Prevention Action Guide and Planner. 2001. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Available at: http://media.shs.net/prevline/pdfs/phd858.pdf#search=%22underage%20drinking%20prevention%20action%20guide%20and%20planner%22. Accessed on [08/25/06]

Underage Drinking Prevention Action Guide and Planner. 2001. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Available at: http://media.shs.net/prevline/pdfs/phd858.pdf#search=%22underage%20drinking%20prevention%20action%20guide%20and%20planner%22. Accessed on [08/25/06]

Underage Drinking Prevention Action Guide and Planner. 2001. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Available at: http://media.shs.net/prevline/pdfs/phd858.pdf#search=%22underage%20drinking%20prevention%20action%20guide%20and%20planner%22. Accessed on [08/25/06]

Make a Difference: Talk to your child about alcohol. 2000. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Available at: http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/pubs/pdf/makeadifference.pdf. Accessed on [9/6/06]

Underage Drinking and Driving: A Parent and Teen Guide. 2006. The Alcohol & Impaired Driving Work Group of the Traffic Safe Communities Network.

Make a Difference: Talk to your child about alcohol. 2000. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Available at: http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/pubs/pdf/makeadifference.pdf. Accessed on [9/6/06]

Adults Most Common Source of Alcohol for Teens, According to Poll of Teens 13-18. Alcohol Policy MD.com. Available at: http://www.alcoholpolicymd.com/press_room/Press_releases/adults_give_youth_alcohol.htm. Accessed on [10/03/06]

Underage Drinking and Driving: A Parent and Teen Guide. 2006. The Alcohol & Impaired Driving Work Group of the Traffic Safe Communities Network.

Underage Drinking Prevention Action Guide and Planner. 2001. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Available at: http://media.shs.net/prevline/pdfs/phd858.pdf#search=%22underage%20drinking%20prevention%20action%20guide%20and%20planner%22. Accessed on [08/25/06]

Dangers in Drinking. USA Today. 6/6/2005.

Adult Accountability for Underage Drinking: The Case for Social Host Laws. East County Community Change Project. Institute for Public Strategies. May, 2003.

Hoover, S.A. Policy Strategies to Reduce Underage and Binge Drinking. Community Prevention Institute.

Adult Accountability for Underage Drinking: The Case for Social Host Laws. East County Community Change Project. Institute for Public Strategies. May, 2003.

Adult Accountability for Underage Drinking: The Case for Social Host Laws. East County Community Change Project. Institute for Public Strategies. May, 2003.

A Practical Guide to Preventing and Dispersing Underage Drinking Parties. 2005. Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation: Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center.

Underage Drinking and Driving: A Parent and Teen Guide. 2006. The Alcohol & Impaired Driving Work Group of the Traffic Safe Communities Network.
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