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Teens often get their first taste of social drinking at special events such as holiday parties.
Spirited times require moderation
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and abuse before it becomes an issue.
Be open about your own positions and
habits, and be clear with your
expectations. The best conversations
come from a non-judgmental, non-
pressured dialogue, not from cross-
examination after the fact.
Advise children about risks they
face (for themselves and others) in
consuming alcohol — drunk driving,
spiked drinks, alcohol poisoning,
blackouts. They are often exposed to
"accepted" drinking at the
neighborhood holiday party, and ,are
left unprepared for the realities of
consumption in an unsupervised
environment. The common reaction is
"it won't happen to me," but parents
need to help their children realize the
truth ... it can, and it does.
Watch for signs that your child may
be drinking. While denial is one of the
first signs of an alcoholic, it is also one
of the first reactions a parent will have
to a child with a substance abuse
problem. Is your child depressed,
anxious, stressed, apathetic, or
irritable? Be realistic about the cause
for their erratic behavior or coming in
the door past curfew. Address your
concerns honestly and directly with
your teen.
Model appropriate alcohol use or
abstinence. Children watch their
parents, though it may not be obvious.
So, be a good role model while
verbalizing your concerns.
Remember what you went through
as a teen and young adult.
Experimentation and sampling are
normal parts of development, but
should not be confused with risk-
taking behaviors. What did your
parents do, or not do, that helped you
survive the social pressure you faced
to grow-up and become a parent
yourself? Also remember, we can have
a good time without being intoxicated.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2006. PAGE B5.
Kraft dinner on Christmas menu
(MS) — One in three high school
teens said they're allowed to drink at
home for special events like holidays,
according to a recent Teens Today
study from Students Against Drunk
Driving and Liberty Mutual Group.
Among college students, studies
have shown 80 per cent consume
alcohol.
Chris Stout, Psy.D., clinical
psychologist and director of practice
and outcomes for a Chicago-based
residential treatment centre says this
season can be hazardous to individuals
and families.
In his treating people with chemical
dependency issues, he has often found
evidence that "innocent" exposure
with the family and during the
holidays can too often mark the
beginning of a problem with alcohol.
Stout offers the following advice:
Talk with your child about the
realities of alcohol and substance use
Continued from B4
"It would be a red brick house
where it's always snowing and the
windows would be made out of
candy."
-Sydney
"It's a toy shop in a gingerbread
house. The doorknob would be
made of marshmallow and the same
shape with icing around it. It would
have a mint wreath and ju-jube
Continued from B3
"Cookies."
-Jessica
"Turkey and chicken."
-Dylan
"Chocolate, anything I want and
pizza. I'd eat anything chocolate."
-Kyle
"Kraft dinner and fish. For dessert,
we would have ice cream, cake and
McDonalds. It should only take a
couple of minutes."
-Camron
"Turkey and potatoes and
vegetables."
-Kaitlin
"Chicken, peas, pizza, soup and
spaghetti and Cheerios for breakfast.
You pour the milk and you get it
with the spoon and you eat it all up
and then you have a sore tummy."
-Colton
"Start with dessert and have
cookies. Then we could have
something from Thanksgiving, like
turkey, the other main course would
be chocolate pudding.
I would ask my -mommy to help
out, because I wouldn't want to get
burned from making the turkey.
To drink we would have six kinds
of pop; orange, root beer, Coca Cola,
purple, grape, pink and diet soda."
-Spencer
"Turkey."
-Heather
"Turkey and chicken. No
vegetables."
-Dylan
"Scrambled eggs, grilled cheese
and lemon pie (because I don't
really like the meringue on top).
You would drop the eggs into the
bowl, stir it and put it in a pan. For
the grilled cheese you would put
cheese on half of the bread, then the
other half and put it in a pan."
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lights. There would be a Christmas
tree with coconut shavings for
leaves and juOjube lights too.
The elves would live in the toy
shop if they had a night shift, but
they keep switching turns.
The reindeer would have a little
shack made of gingerbread too. It
has a door and only Santa has the
code, only Santa has the shack
code."
-Ethan
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