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This New Year
Ensure your teen’s party is safe….
As the year comes to an end everyone is enthusiastic to party in the New Year, especially teen’s with their own group of buddies. But teen parties can be easily diverted towards the wrong direction ending up in tragedies. So as you look ahead at a new beginning, make sure your teen is safe.
Although for some parents it might appear a normal thing when teens drink. As they might have done a similar thing when they were teens but today the risks are manifold higher. Alcohol has a different impact on a teen as compared to an adult who had learnt to hold his or her drink. Many teens feel like they are practically adults and will be able to handle any situation that may occur at a party. Unfortunately, this is just not the case. It’s easier for teens to take advantage of the situation and slip a date rape drug into their drink. Make sure your teen know hard facts on the increase in crimes against teens and women. Information should be passed to the young teens that are not supposed to drive, and drinking and driving would lead to arrests.
As parents they need to be responsible and know their teen is safe. For instance:
Venue of the party?
What time the party will start and end?
Who is the host of the party with their phone numbers?
Whether alcohol is flowing or not?
Will a parent or responsible adult be supervising?
How will they return home?
What are the rules of the party?
A parent’s first and foremost duty is to protect their child from harm, and this includes the dangers your child may face while going to a party. Before saying yes or no, a parent should ask their teens as many questions as they can to obtain all available information about the party, and if possible verify this information with adult who will be responsible for the teens at the party.
