October Tip of the Month

July Underage Drinking Prevention Tip of the Month

February Tip of the Month

Tip of the Month: Holiday Hints

Are you hosting a party this holiday season?

Here are a couple of ways you can help keep your kids safe and healthy throughout your celebrations:

• Keep track of your alcohol; know how much you have
• Offer plenty of appealing non-alcoholic options
• Be aware of telling drinking stories around youth—laughing about drinking can make alcohol seem necessary to have fun
• Remember: You're a role model for youth—your messages matter!

Youth activity! Ask youth to think about the ways the alcohol industry uses holiday-themed marketing to send unhealthy messages linking alcohol and good times.

Tip of the Month: November Mythbuster

• Did you know?
  MYTH: “It’s better for kids to start drinking young so they can learn how to handle it.”
  REALITY: The adolescent brain is still developing—especially the part of the brain that deals with decision making. This places kids at a higher risk for academic failure, depression, suicide, sexual assault, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infection, and other substance abuse. Younger drinkers are also more likely to develop alcohol dependence.
  
  
  
• Do you have a minute this month? When your teen is going out for the evening, take a minute to remind them about your family’s rules and consequences of underage drinking.
  
  
  
• Want to learn more? Visit our website at www.21reasons.org

Tip of the Month: October Mythbuster

• Did you know?
  MYTH: “It’s okay as long as they don’t drive. Most teen alcohol-related deaths are from drinking and driving.”
  REALITY: Only one-third of underage drinking deaths involve auto crashes. The remaining two-thirds involve alcohol poisoning, homicides, suicides, and unintentional injuries such as burns, drowning and falls.


• Do you have a minute this month? Thank store clerks when you see them card someone who is buying alcohol.


• Want to learn more? Visit our website at http://www.21reasons.org/