What Every Parents Should Know About Prom...

I found this really great article online other day and i think ever parent should take a few minutes read these guidelines. As we all know, prom and graduation are massive milestones in any students life, it is also great times to celebrated with friends and family. Although, sometimes celebrations come with expectation. Study's show that many students who would normally not drink or engage in sexual behavior are tempted and under more pressure than any other time of the year. As a parent you should set appropriate expectations and continue to enforce household rules about drinking and curfews. If parents do their job, the only horror should be when your children look back years from now and say, “Oh my, what was I wearing?”Here are some of my favorite recommendations for parents i found on mom-style news.

Do not extend curfews — "Teen car crashes and deaths increase exponentially late at night. If you extend curfews, do not give large blocks of unaccounted for time. Know where your children are, how long they will be there, when will they be leaving, who is there, and who is supervising the event."

Do not rent a hotel room — "Is anyone really surprised when a tragedy happens after a parent rents a hotel room unsupervised? The parent must be there, not out to dinner with friends or on another floor asleep."

Be up when they come home — "My mother once told me that her prevention plan was coffee and lights — be wide awake with the lights on sitting at the kitchen table, coffee in hand, when they come in the front door. A teen’s curfew should never exceed the parents’ ability to stay up."

Initiate a dialogue about your expectations —"Although you may feel you’ve communicated your desires and consequence for unwanted behaviors many times, the prom and graduation season is a great time to remind your children. Teens who normally would pass on drinking, drug use, or sexual behavior are tempted in ways they are usually not during the rest of the year. Talk to them about drinking and driving, getting in the car with drunk drivers, and what they can do if something goes unexpectedly wrong. Consider role-playing a few scenarios. Research points to parents who discuss possible scenarios in great detail and seek their teens’ knowledge about what to do increase the chances of their teen actually doing what they suggest."

Prom and Graduation Season: Parents Must Be Rational
Written by Jeff Wolfsberg

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