05/17/2024
Knowing how to celebrate responsibly will help your teens stay safe on their prom night!
Here are some things for guardians to consider before sending their teens out for the evening:
🥳 Promote the idea of having a Party Partner - someone that they can trust to be responsible for one another!
👀 Encourage your teen to keep an eye on their drink and to never accept drinks from someone they don't know
🚧 Discuss consent - knowing and respecting their own boundaries as well as the boundaries of others is important
😵 Remind teens about the dangers of mixing substances! Getting sick could end their Prom night in a hurry
🍹 Consider adding mocktails to your teens festivities!
BEFORE the party, talk to your teen and make a safety plan. Here are some things you can discuss.
📍 Location and timing of party
👓 Who will be supervising the party
📞 Who to call in an emergency
🚕 Rides
👭 Buddy system
🥤 Expectations regarding the use of alcohol and other substances
Knowing how to celebrate responsibly will help your teens stay safe on their prom night!
Knowing how to celebrate responsibly will help your teens stay safe on their prom night!
Prom and end of year party season is approaching, talk to your teen and empower them with refusal skills!
Strategies for using refusal skills;
✋Just say no, confidently and firmly
✋Be prepared to repeat yourself if necessary “No thanks, I’m good”
✋Suggest an alternative substance free activity
✋Leave the situation
✋Give a reason why you don’t want to “No thanks, I’ve got asthma and va**ng will just make my lungs worse”
✋Give an excuse “No thanks, I’ve got practice early tomorrow”
Knowing how to celebrate responsibly will help your teens stay safe on their prom night!
