| Transportation
Plan with your teen a sober ride home before they set out.
Your teen is hosting a party
It is important to understand the law if you allow your teen
to have a party at your house. (Link to alcohol liability
section) If you are not comfortable with your teen hosting a
party, it is important to explain to your teen why and
articulate your decision. Check out the Families Rule! pamphlet
for more ideas or Parent Action on Drugs (PAD).
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Substance Misuse
Understand why young people are using drugs?
Peer pressure - Young people may give in to pressures from
other kids to try drugs. They may use a drug to feel like part
of the crowd, or to act grown-up.
Pleasure - Some teenagers say they take drugs to feel good.
Curiosity or Experimentation - At first, teenagers may be
tempted to try a drug to find out for themselves what it is
like. Usually people who use a drug for this reason do not
continue use for long periods of time.
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Healthy
Relationships If Your Teen Tells You They’ve Been Sexually Assaulted?
w Listen
w Believe
w Support
w Tell them that they are not to blame
w Allow them to have control of what they want to do next
w Offer to accompany them to the hospital, doctor or
Regional Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment
Centre for medical/forensic evidence collection, testing and
treatment
w Contacting police is the victims/survivor’s choice
w Consider support and counselling for yourself as well as
your teen
w Everyone is unique in their healing. The length of time
it takes to regain a sense of safety and trust is also very
individual
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Liability
LETS BE CLEAR…
you are legally responsible for what goes on in your property or
in your home and you can be held liable;
w EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT PRESENT
w EVEN IF YOU DON’T KNOW GUESTS
ARE DRINKING
w EVEN IF GUESTS BROUGHT THEIR OWN
ALCOHOL
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