Just a sip: Would you allow your kids to taste alcohol?
This post was sponsored by Responsibility.org in collaboration with the Talk Early campaign, an initiative to empower parents to talk with their kids about alcohol. When I was 14 years old, I made a commitment not to drink in high school. At the time, I wasn't really going out on a limb. Alcohol was not a part of my life in any way. My upbringing was very conservative and religious. My parents didn't drink and I was taught that drinking was always wrong, always. My commitment . . .
Alcohol and honesty: What do I tell my kids about my past drinking?
This post was sponsored by FAAR in collaboration with the Talk Early campaign, an initiative to empower parents to talk with their kids about alcohol. How honest should we be with our kids? That's a question Mark and I are always asking ourselves. About the news. About our neighborhood or neighbors. About family situations. About certain questions we have about faith. We value honesty with each other and are trying to teach our kids that honesty is always the best choice. We want to . . .
Should parents tone down the drinking jokes on social media?
This post was sponsored by FAAR in collaboration with the Talk Early campaign, an initiative to empower parents to talk with their kids about alcohol. It was just one of those random, unplanned instagram posts. A sunny morning in early April. Our dining room table was buried beneath a year's worth of receipts, forms, and other financial residue. The kids were at school. Mark and I were doing our taxes, and there was an open bottle of Kingfisher on the table. One of us had opened it. I'm not . . .
Planting the seeds
This post was sponsored by the Century Council in collaboration with the Talk Early campaign, an initiative to empower parents to talk with their kids about alcohol. I have plenty of failings as a parent, as any reader of this blog knows.I fail at signing the homework folders. I am atrocious at meal planning. Laundry . . . oh boy. But one area where I feel like we are doing alright is creating an environment where we can talk to each other, open and honestly, about anything. This is a huge . . .