This is a weekend of many celebrations.  Healthy Lamoille Valley encourages you to plan for the safety of your kids and teens to avoid the following real-life scenarios… 

Scenario 1

“The adults would be so busy partying and drinking that they’d not be paying attention to us kids.  We’d sneak a few beers in our hoodies and head for the woods.  The adults never missed the beer and didn’t even know we were drinking.  They didn’t check up on us.”

Scenario 2

“When I was a kid, the grown ups would get busy and set down their beer.  They’d forget about it, then we’d go around and finish them off.”

We know that the later youth begin drinking alcohol the less likely they are to develop alcohol dependency. *  So this summer, make it a priority to monitor the alcohol at your gatherings.

*(ncadd.org/for-youth/faqsfacts)

Published 7/3/15