Help For Parents

As parents, you have an important role to play in educating your children about alcohol and other drugs.  Talk to your children and listen to your children.

The following articles were published as a series in local newspapers.  A Public Health Nurse, in partnership with police and a local addiction treatment agency, wrote the articles.  The information in them provides parents with some valuable tools that can be used when preparing to talk to their children &/or teens about substance use & partying.

• Family Rules about Alcohol
• What to do with a teen who is out of control
• What your own alcohol and Drug use tells your children
• Parents Liable for Drunk Teen
• Signs of Alcohol and other Drug Use in Teens
• Diary of a Teen Party
• Are you Drinking too Much?
• Talk to your kids about alcohol
• Parents-The Anti-Drug
• Drug Scope (UK)
• How to Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol
• How to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs

Not My Kid: Crystal Meth in Your Community is a 12-part series by Lori Gillespie, Managing Editor of The Post in Hanover. Examining the effects of crystal meth in local communities, the series was initiated in response to a local parent who asked The Post to help educate the community about the dangers of the drug.

Summer Vacation & Alcohol - Posters

• Summer Vacation... A visual reminder to parents about the use of alcohol.
• If You Were 12... Which camping trip would you rather go on?

Bush Parties:

 

Don't let your Good time             become a             Headline Be Aware & Be Prepared This pamphlet provides youth with information on the risks of having a bush party and ways to reduces the risks.   To obtain a free copy contact FOCUS Project Coordinator at 519-376-9420 or 1-800-263-3456.

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Parents Who Host Lose The Most:

What Every Parent Should Know About Hosting Teen Underage Drinking Parties

What parents should know: As a parent, you cannot give alcohol to your teen’s friends under the age of 19 under any circumstance, even in your own home, even with their parent’s permission. You may be assuming legal liability allowing a person under 19, other than your own child, to remain in your home or on your property while consuming or possessing alcohol. If you break the law: You can face a maximum sentence of 1 year in jail and up to a $200,000 fine. Others can sue you if you give alcohol to anyone of any age and they, in turn, hurt someone, hurt themselves or damage property. Officers can take any alcohol, money or property used in committing the offence. Things you can do as a parent: Refuse to supply alcohol to children. Be at home when your teen has a party. Make sure that alcohol is not brought into your home or property by your teen’s friends. Talk to other parents about not providing alcohol at other events your child will be attending. Create alcohol-free opportunities and activities in your home so teens will feel welcome. Going out of town? Out for the night? The "Ultimate Party Pact/Police Authorization to Enter Dwelling Form" is a good precaution. ADAPTED FROM OHIO PARENTS FOR DRUG FREE YOUTH

 

PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN Subject – Underage Drinking Target audience – Parents of Teens Objective – Inform Parents that: It is illegal to host or allow teen drinking parties in your home. It is unsafe and illegal for teens to drink and drive. It is unhealthy and unacceptable for anyone under age 19 to drink. Parents can be prosecuted under the law. Everything associated with a violation, such as personal property, can be confiscated. ADAPTED FROM OHIO PARENTS FOR DRUG FREE YOUTH Sponsored by: Sacred Heart & Walkerton District Addictive Substance Committee and Owen Sound & Brockton FOCUS Project

 

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Free Resources Available:

• Prevention Tips for Parents - Info Sheet
• Taxi Parent -  Parents are their child’s number one role model. This brochure helps parents know the importance of family discussions about alcohol and other drugs, includes a family contract, and offers tips on how to detect a problem with substance use.

• Ultimate Party Pact  - 

? Growing Up Drug Free: Parents’ Guide to Prevention - This booklet is designed for parents and guides them through discussion about alcohol and other drugs with their children. It provides parents with:

• ideas on what to say to children from Kindergarten age through the high school years
• descriptions of various drugs, their effects and photos to help identify them
• tips for how to recognize if their child is using/abusing drugs
• contact information for resources available in the Grey/Bruce community for alcohol/other drug information and/or treatment