This is a sponsored post written as part of my involvement with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility “Mmmm…” said our 8 year old son as he caught a whiff of limes and mint as I put my mojito down on the dinner table one summer evening. “What IS that?” “It’s a mojito,” I said very…
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How to Talk About Underage Drinking With Your Kids #TalkEarly {video}
This is a sponsored post written as part of my involvement with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility. What’s harder? The anticipation of having a tough conversation with your kids or the conversation itself? As a parent, I’ve found that openness and honesty is key to the lifetime of conversations that I will have with my…
Join #TalkEarly for a Twitter Chat About Underage Drinking: April 8 at 8:30 pm ET
As a #TalkEarly ambassador, I am compensated for my involvement but all opinions are my own. April is Alcohol Awareness Month and #TalkEarly encourages parents to start having conversations with their kids at an early age about the consequences of underage drinking. Parents are the leading influence in their child’s decision to drink – or not…
Hyper Honest or Just Honest? How Do You #TalkEarly With Your Kids?
One of my favorite parts of my day is climbing into my daughter’s bed to end our day with a chance to read a book together and an opportunity to talk. Being almost 10, I know my days of snuggling with a great book and reading it aloud together will end sooner than I hope…
5 Ways to Teach Prevention Education at Home During Red Ribbon Week
This week is Red Ribbon Week, a week focused on prevention education activities that support a healthy lifestyle. It’s likely that Red Ribbon Week will be highlighted at your child’s school but it’s important to continue the underage drinking prevention conversations at home, especially since risky behaviors run together. What is Prevention Education? The goal…
Talking About Underage Drinking Prevention with Kids of All Ages
Since parents are the #1 influence on their kids’ decisions to drink- or not to drink- alcohol, we can’t afford to ignore this topic in our homes. There’s no bad time to talk about underage drinking prevention to keep our kids safe. Parents are the leading influence regarding decisions about underage drinking, but they and…
Why You Need to Talk to Your Kids About Underage Drinking and How to Do It
Kids have a lot of questions, including questions about alcohol. Since April is Alcohol Responsibility Month, now is a great time to start a conversation about underage drinking but if you’re not quite sure how to start the conversation, I’m here to help thanks to advice learned from working with Responsibility.org for the past four…
How to Teach Kids to Make Good Decisions in Tough Situations
A rush of feet, a quick kiss goodbye, and my two middle schoolers were off to catch the bus. I closed the door and stood with my hand on it for a second, absorbing and appreciating the stillness that comes with an empty house while marveling at my big kids. Both kids in middle school…
4 Things Parenting Books Don’t Tell You and Why Talking About Alcohol #StartsWithMe
There are so many books for parents-to-be to help them prepare for their new roles as mom and dad but what those books don’t tell them is that the tough stuff comes much later. As hard as it is to be sleep deprived and constantly having to adapt to every changing age and stage that…
How to #HolidayResponsibly by Finding Healthy Ways to Cope with Holiday Stress
This is a sponsored post written as part of my involvement with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility Last year I patted myself on the back for taking a holiday photo while we were in Hawaii for Thanksgiving and ordering cards on vacation that were waiting for us when we arrived home. This year? I just…
