SUPERBOWL SUNDAY

Superbowl ads can be good conversation starters in your home this Sunday. Help increase your child's media literacy so they can deal with the mixed messages they get from parents and teachers and those they see on T.V.

http://family.samhsa.gov/talk/medialiteracy.aspx

WELCOME LAWRENCE PARENTS

Today is the OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING of The New Tradition Coalition blog site!
This site is for YOU, the parents and community members who guide our Lawrence youth. We will offer researched based articles helpful in raisinging healthy teenagers. This is also a
a forum for discussion between all of us who have and work with teenagers. Please give us your suggestions so that this site works for you.

THOSE WHO HOST LOSE THE MOST

Print this brochure and share with your family about the penalties of hosting underage drinkers at your home or on your property. http://www.kansasfamily.com/documents/SocHostBrochure.pdf

ASK AN EXPERT

Who is on The New Tradtion Coalition?
Behind all those names on the right is a wealth of local, Lawrence expertise. We will help you find research based answers. Our knowledge can lead to your power as a parent and concerned member of our community. Go ahead and ask! Post your question in the comment section below. You can sign in with your name or, comment anonomously.

ASK DIANE ASH, Prevention Specialist, Lawrence High

A parent writes to Diane Ash, Prevention Specialist at Lawrence High School:

Dear Diane,
I just found out my teen is drinking and smoking pot…how could I have missed the signs?

Unfortunately, many parents have had this experience. Here are some thoughts.

http://www.dccca.org/documents/ParentLetterDA.pdf

KANSAS BASELINE TRAINING

This 2-day program is intended to increase awareness of the impact of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) on the individual, family, school and community.
http://www.dccca.org/KansasBaselineTraining.htm

PARENTING SEMINARS in Lawrence

These are FREE educational forums for Douglas County parents/community members. The forums provide an understanding of many issues that your child may currently be dealing with so that as a parent, you are able to find helpful resources and understand the signs and symptoms. http://www.dccca.org/documents/ParentingSeminars2009.pdf

THE BATTLE AGAINST BINGE DRINKING

Underage drinking is illegal no matter how much alcohol is consumed. But binging, or drinking 5 or more servings of alcohol in one sitting, is a high-risk behavior. Find out what parents can do to stop the binge before it starts. http://www.parentingteensonline.com/article/show/title/The_Battle_Against_Binge_Drinking

LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERAGE INVOLVEMENT WITH ALCOHOL

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE

CITY OF LAWRENCE

The City of Lawrence Legal Services Department and Police Department have put together this pamphlet of the most commonly asked questions about underage drinking and its consequences under city ordinances in an effort to let people know more about this important issue.
The Legal Services Department or Police Department will be glad to answer your questions — call (785) 832–6195 or (785) 830-7400.
http://www.lawrenceks.org/court/docs/AlcoholBrochure.pdf

THE NEW DRUG EPIDEMIC STARTS IN THE MEDICINE CABINET

One afternoon a year and a half ago, 18-year-old Christine Weiss locked herself in the bathroom of an Orlando drugstore with a package of Coricidin® HBP Cough & Cold. Ripping it open, she popped a handful of little red pills in her mouth and washed them down with tap water. Then, fighting the urge to vomit--a side effect of taking about 12 times the recommended dose--Christine waited for the hallucinogenic effect of the huge amount of dextromethorphan (DXM), a narcotic derivative that's in more than 80 over-the-counter cough medications, to kick in.

It's happening in Lawrence, Kansas too. Open this link for more:
http://www.freevibe.com/Drug_Facts/prescription_OTC_full_article.asp