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How To Teach Our Children To Celebrate Without Overdoing It
It’s wonderful to celebrate the joys of life. Whether it’s a birth, graduation, birthday, anniversary or any other achievement, those moments are truly special and deserve joyful recognition. Surrounded by family or friends, these celebrations create unforgettable memories that will ... Read More >
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Cómo Enseñarle a Nuestros Hijos a Celebrar sin Excesos
No hay nada más maravilloso que poder celebrar las alegrías de la vida. Sea un nacimiento, una graduación, un cumpleaños, un aniversario o algún otro logro, esos momentos se vuelven muy especiales y merecen un festejo. Ya sea en familia ... Read More >
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Responsibility.org Goes Back to School (Law School) to Help Prepare Prosecutors of Tomorrow
It happens all of the time. A new prosecutor, fresh out of law school, begins a new career and one of the first cases he or she has to prosecute is a drunk driving case. What most people do not ... Read More >
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Why Learning About Drinking Through Middle School Health Class Isn’t Enough
On Saturday, my middle school aged daughter and I jumped in the car to head to her first soccer game of the season. Barely out of the driveway, the station’s hosts were talking about the photo of the unconscious man ... Read More >
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Five Tips We Learned from our #TalkEarly Team for the Back-to-School Season
Our #TalkEarly Team was full of creative and fresh advice for this year’s back-to-school season. Talking with your kids about important topics early helps set the stage for them to come to you later with their questions. Here are five ... Read More >
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Alcohol Consumption Among American Youth Hits New Record Low, Latest NSDUH Reports
It is well accepted that parents are the leading influence on their child’s decisions to drink – or not to drink – alcohol. As the new school year kicks off, findings from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and ... Read More >
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Tips for Sending Your Child Off to College
It’s the end of summer. And across the nation, a new class of moms and dads are sending their children off to college. For many, it’s the first time they’ll bid farewell to an offspring. Others are seasoned pros. No ... Read More >
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Less than one in three traffic fatalities involves a drunk driver.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the latest available traffic fatality statistics which showed an increase in the overall number of people killed on US roadways and in a separate report the number of lives saved by restraint ... Read More >
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Be a Hero. End Impaired Driving
Can you fly? Can you travel at the speed of light? Can you see through walls? No? You’re still a hero in our eyes. In advance of this Labor Day weekend, we’re launching a brand new PSA highlighting everyday heroes. ... Read More >
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Teachable Moments
Teachable moments with our kids seem to present themselves in the ordinary, but how often do we choose to stop and take advantage of these moments in the middle of an extraordinary event? I decided, quite accidentally, to capture one ... Read More >
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Responsible Drinking: How to Start the Conversation
It’s awkward, it’s painful - it’s that dreaded peer-to-peer convo on drinking responsibly. This ranks up there with the top uncomfortable conversations we all have in life, others being: talking with your parents about puberty or the classic “we need ... Read More >
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Mia Turns 21
My Daughter is turning 21 today. I knew this was coming. My son turned twenty-one a couple of years ago but did so while studying abroad in a country with a social drinking culture and a legal age of eighteen. ... Read More >