June Offline Happenings! Positive Parenting Month June 13 and June 27, 10:00 a.m. June 16 June 18 MYTH: Hosting underage drinking parties is harmless. If you’re serious about preventing underage alcohol and drug abuse in Siouxland…Don’t allow underage drinking parties to happen in your home or allow your children to go to them. Double check the plans with your child. Know the facts; keep our children safe and healthy!! Youth Start Using Most Substances The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports that that youths between the ages of 12 and 17 are far more likely to start using most substances during the summer than during other parts of the year. A recent study found that on an average day in June and July, more than 11,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 use alcohol for the first time – December is the only other month with comparable levels. Throughout the rest of the year the daily average for first-time alcohol use ranges from 5,000 to 8,000 adolescents. Start Talking Before They Start Drinking!! Talk to Your Child About Symptoms of alcohol poisoning:
Boys Town Working to Create Empowered Parents…Productive Employees…Positive Families Boys Town of Nebraska/Iowa has been a national leader in the care and treatment of children and families since its founding more than 90 years ago by Father Edward Flanagan. Its mission is “Changing the way America cares for children, families and communities by providing and promoting an Integrated Continuum of Care that instills Boys Town values to strengthen body, mind and spirit.” It’s not easy raising children in today’s hectic and high-pressure world. Every family needs help from time to time. The trick for most working parents is how to find the right resources and the time to get the help they need. After decades of serving thousands of parents and children across the country in our evidence-based Common Sense Parenting classes, Boys Town has developed several time- efficient and high-impact services, products and various parenting resources. One of the CSP resources they plan to offer is the onsite Parenting Cafés which are variety of stand-alone parenting topics on specific parenting concerns for working moms and dads. In the future Boys Town can bring the Common Sense Parenting classes to your business. For more information on our various Common Sense Parenting services, go to Parenting.org/csp or call 402- 498-1059 in Northern Iowa call 712-258-6523. Looking for some helpful websites? www.drugfree.org |
CARE to Connect: CONTACT US: Siouxland Fact In 2012, 18% of Woodbury County youth surveyed strongly agreed or agreed with the statement “There are people living in my home who have a serious alcohol or drug problem”. Alcohol and other drug abuse is an individual, family, and community issue. Be a partner in working toward a safe, healthy, and drug-free community. BeSomebody! Parenting Guidelines Suggestions for helping keep teens from alcohol and other drug involvement:
This information furnished by Siouxland CARES, (712) 255-3188.
Bullying Information beSomebody Tri-State Curfew The following curfew is now in effect in Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, and Woodbury County, Iowa, North Sioux City, South Dakota, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Dakota County, Nebraska. Please enforce these times in your home. 10:00 p.m. for minors under the age of 14 About Siouxland CARES. Siouxland CARES (Community-wide Awareness, Resources, Education and Support) About Substance Abuse is a community coalition comprised of 350 volunteers. Volunteers for Siouxland CARES (representing 12 community systems) and staff contributed 16,296 hours in 2012 to CARES programs and services. The mission of CARES is to improve the quality of life in Siouxland by eliminating the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and related violence. The Anti-Drug is Communication. Trustworthiness: Think it. Be it. Make Your Character Count in Siouxland!!
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June 2013 Newsletter
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