underage drinking prevention

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…

5 Ways to Teach Tweens to Say No to Underage Drinking

I’ll never forget the day that my 9 year old daughter asked me for a beer when we were at a ballgame. I could have been shocked that my elementary schooler tested me with such an outrageous question in public, but I turned it around into a teachable moment. Having the knowledge to provide a…