Are Your Kids Struggling With Grades?

Are your kids being distracted by facebook, tv, or the phone? Are their grades slipping due to these distractions? When grades aren't good parents should definitely address the situation but don't push them. Kids like to rebel so if is overdone they will just not do their homework at all. This article provides some tips on how to meet in the middle! For more information read below:

http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2010/508_sep22/thisweek/100922_grades.shtml

E-Cigarettes

Becoming very popular the E-cigarettes are in a lot of people hands especially the teenage population. With different flavors such as bubble gum and cookie dough they are quite appealing. Teenagers are starting younger and younger with cigarettes. You can't get cigarettes until 18 but E-cigarettes have no age limit which is why the kids tend to go for them as well. Starting in the 5th or 6th grade make sure you are having talks with your kids about cigarettes. They are very addicting and at such a young age it only takes one to make them want many more. For more information go to the article below:

http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2010/508_sep22/thisweek/100922_cigarettes.shtml

Family Day Contest

You could win up to a $90 Dillon's gift card just for sending in what you did for Family Day. So start thinking now what your going to be cooking for that great family meal! :) Below are the details for the contest:

http://wellcommons.com/groups/wellness/news/2010/sep/21/livewell-lawrence-contest/

Family Day

Do you eat dinner with your family on a regular basis? If not you should definitely start trying to do it at least a few times a week. In 2001 the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse started Family Day- A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children. Research finds that the more often families eat together the less likely kids are to smoke, drink, or do drugs. Today is a great day to start tonight bring the whole family around the dinner table to eat. For more information click on the link below:

http://wellcommons.com/groups/wellness/news/2010/sep/22/research-shows-eating-mea/

Teen Girls More Likely to See Benefits in Drug and Alcohol Use

Today teens believe that alcohol and drugs can fix their problems and take their pain away. According to the Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), sponsored by MetLife Foundation, teen girls are more likely to associate drugs and alcohol as a answer to their problems. If your a parent of a teen make sure you are talking to them about their problems and what is going on in their life. Read the article below to get more facts and tips about your teen.

http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/About/NewsReleases/New_Data

Family Day

Family Day is coming up on September 27th, what are you going to be doing for it. Family Day-a Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children- is a national effort to promote family dinners as an effective way to reduce substance abuse among children and teens. Read the article below to learn some things going on locally in Lawrence.

http://wellcommons.com/groups/wellness/news/2010/sep/17/family-day-iv/

Fake ID 101

You or someone you know have a fake ID? You may want to get rid of it now. Fake ID 101 posters are up all over Lawrence with the warnings of getting caught with a fake ID and law enforcement are out full force For more information read below:

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/aug/10/agency-bars-prepare-fight-fake-ids/

Coalition receives grant to combat teen drug use, drinking

As of September 1st, the New Tradition Coalition received a federal grant to fight teen use of drugs and alcohol. The use of drugs and alcohol amongst teens has reached alarming rates. Seniors from the Lawrence Senior High Schools participated in the CTC Survey reporting that 49% have smoked marijuana at least once in their life and 36% reported consuming five or more drinks of alcohol at least two weeks prior to taking the survey. Lawrence has been announced as a beneficiary of the Drug Free Communities Support Program. Received funds will help to provide marketing campaigns and information to parents who host parties for underage drinkers as well as provide part time funding for Prevention Specialists in the Lawrence Senior High Schools. For more information the story is below:


http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/sep/02/coalition-receives-grant-combat-teen-drug-use-drin/