A few nights ago, my 16-year-old son came home from his summer job late at night and found my older son’s friend at our home drinking beer. I heard my son asked…
Browsing Category Alcohol and drugs
Why teens are taking prescription medicine
I am sharing with our readers an article that was published in my son, Matthew’s high school newspaper, The Eagle Eye. I was shocked but then again I wasn’t when I read this well-written article…
Should you let your teen drink alcohol?
This time of year, the topic of teens and alcohol comes up more often. There are after-prom parties and after-graduation parties and end-of-year parties and most of them involve drinking alcohol. As a parent,…
How do you know if your teen is smoking pot?
So parents, have you been grappling with figuring out whether your teen smokes pot? Do you just assume your teen will try it? Some parents are in denial, others really don’t have an issue…
Welcome to High School Parenting!
Recently I had a girlfriend of mine, Grace, call me frantically in a panic that her 14-year-old daughter, Lila, a high school freshman, went to her high school basketball game with her friends. Apparently after the game, she…
What would you do if this was your daughter?
For several days now, I’ve been upset by a story my kids have told me and I want to get some other parents thoughts. Here is what happened: Last weekend, a bunch of kids were…
Lindsay Lohan, Miley Cyrus, Amanda Bynes….what are these teens thinking?
Last weekend, a bunch of kids in my teens’ school threw a party with alcohol and drugs. They posted photos of themselves all over Facebook with giant liquor bottles. Anyone who didn’t go was made to…
Star says rehab is like summer camp: lots of teens
Kristen Johnston was 28 she was cast as John Lithgow’s co-star in the runaway hit sitcom, 3rd Rock From the Sun. Suddenly famous, she says was unprepared to handle the overnight fame. She turned to alcohol…
Do we confess our own poor choices?
When I was 16, I chugged wine coolers with my friends on the beach. Lots of wine coolers. We had no designated driver. On the ride home, we sang at the top of our lungs…
Would you show this fatal drunk driving crash video to your teen?
Teens are going to drink. They will. I’m resigned to that because I already see my 18-year-old nephew doing it. But will they drink and drive? Probably. Many of them will figure it’s just a few…