Alcohol

#TalkEarly was created with a simple goal in mind: Empower parents to be confident about their own decisions regarding alcohol; to model healthy, balanced behaviors; and create a foundation for starting conversations with their kids from an early age.

https://www.responsibility.org/prevent-underage-drinking/responsibility-kids/talk-early/talkearly-read-more/

Since Ask, Listen, Learn began in 2003, underage drinking rates are down. Why? Because conversations among parents and educators with their middle schoolers are up.

https://www.responsibility.org/prevent-underage-drinking/discuss-alcohol-with-kids/talking-to-tweens-and-teens

Science shows that a child’s brain works differently from an adult’s brain. It is important to realize that no matter how mature young people act they are not simply small versions of adults. Young peoples’ brains are still in a critical period of development well into their 20’s. Alcohol interferes with both how brains and bodies grow.

3 out of 4 teens say their parents are the leading influence on their decisions about drinking.

Parents have power to equip children to make smarter, safer choices.

https://www.madd.org/the-solution/power-of-parents/