Parents

You need to not only talk to your kids early, you need to create positive involvement in family life. If you wait for a situation to present itself, you may be too late. If you suspect your child is using alcohol or drugs, click here .

PARENT RESOURCE LIBRARY

This section contains hand-selected, existing internet resources to help parents communicate with their children about the dangers of underage drinking.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

This section contains real-time posts by fellow parents from west and southwest Michigan on a variety of topics concerning underage drinking.

GET INVOLVED

You can help with existing local groups in your community.
You can put in as much or as little time as you wish.

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Read Advice From Youth Parent Resource Library Community Conversation

We make game night MANDATORY once a week. Usually on Sunday nights after homework is done. I let my kids take turns picking what game we play each week.

Angie Kent county

Get involved. You can help with existing local groups in your community. You can put in as much or as little time as you wish. Click here.

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