What will Teens do for Popularity?

For teenagers being popular means everything to some of them. To be popular teens will go to great limits to fit in and it includes a lot of peer pressure. Being popular leads to alcohol and drug use often times which then leads to many problems. Make sure you know where your kids are and who they are hanging out with. Make sure you are talking to your kids as well as listening to your kids. Help them to make friends but do it in the right way. For more information go to the following article:

http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2010/510_oct6/thisweek/101006_popularity.shtml

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/