Talk To Your Child About Alcohol - An Informative How To Guide
We know that parents have the strongest influence on whether their children will start using alcohol. They need to have direct conversations with their children before they are offered alcohol at a party and start drinking. If the conversation does not take place before their youngsters begin drinking, then parents cannot guide or influence the decisions of their children.
This interactive presentation gives parents the confidence they need to have direct conversations with their children. It will answer their questions and put them on the right path armed with the information needed to guide their children.
As a result of attending this presentation, participants will:
This interactive presentation gives parents the confidence they need to have direct conversations with their children. It will answer their questions and put them on the right path armed with the information needed to guide their children.
As a result of attending this presentation, participants will:
- Understand the societal forces that influence the decisions their children make regarding alcohol use.
- Learn that parents can have the most influence on the decisions their children make regarding alcohol use.
- Understand that parents must have direct conversations with their children about alcohol use in order to effectively guide those decisions their children make.
- Learn specific steps they need to take in order to have the difficult conversation about alcohol use with their children.
- Learn what information they need to discuss with their children when they have conversations about underage drinking.
- Gain confidence by learning what to say, how to say it, and when to say it, with regard to having conversations with their children about underage drinking.
- Learn how to set clear limits and express expectations for their children’s behavior in a way that emphasizes their concern and love for their children, rather than emphasizing punishment.
- Learn how to continue to have a close and supportive relationship with their children as they move into their teenage years in order to foster on-going open communication.
- Understand what they can do to enable their children to remain resilient and avoid risky situations by having the confidence to make wise decisions when adults are not present.
Listen to a podcast of this presentation delivered for Cheshire Youth Services in 2010
