FOCUS ON Coalition Corner The Dress.... The Flowers... The Dance... Believe it or not, your teens do need your guidance about how to avoid drinking alcohol. Disappointing their Parents is the number one reason teens decide not to drink alcohol. As a parent you may have the greatest influence over a teen's behavior. In fact, experts believe parents play a key role in preventing teen car carshes and deaths. Here's what you can do: Understand that most teens who drink do so to get drunk. CCSEC Prom 2021 Recognize the dangers of teen drinking and driving and that teen drivers are at much greater risk of crashing after drinking alcohol than adult drivers. Provide teens with a safe way to get home (such as picking them up or paying for a cab) if their driver has A Night you Want Them to Remember PROM is a HIGH RISK time been drinking. for underage drinking. Many adults think that it's OK Providing alcohol or places for teens to PARTY, carries serious consequences. Under Illinois State Social Host and Parental Responsibility Laws you to provide alcohol to teens during can be fined up to $2500 and/or imprisoned. If special events, but in reality, you are telling them that the only way to have a good time is to include alcohol. someone is seriously injured or dies because YOU provided the alcohol or the places for teens to party, YOU can be found civilly liable, and this can COST YOU Everything... Your HOUSE, your CAR, your FUTURE. In Carroll County, PARENTS with PERMISSION is the #1 way TEENS GET ALCOHOL. Don't be the "designated provider" of alcohol for your teens and their friends For more information on how to encourage drug-free behavior and guide good choices, visit our website at: www.drugfreecarrollcounty.com PARENTAL GUIDANCE REQUIRED PG TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT NOT DRINKING ALCOHOL GET THE FACTS: For information on how to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol if you need help talking to your teens contact the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition at 815-244-0063 or email ccsec04@gmail.com. Funding for this message is awarded to the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition by SAMHSA's Drug Free Communities Grant. S PREVENTION FOCUS ON Coalition Corner The Dress .... The Flowers ... The Dance ... Believe it or not , your teens do need your guidance about how to avoid drinking alcohol . Disappointing their Parents is the number one reason teens decide not to drink alcohol . As a parent you may have the greatest influence over a teen's behavior . In fact , experts believe parents play a key role in preventing teen car carshes and deaths . Here's what you can do : Understand that most teens who drink do so to get drunk . CCSEC Prom 2021 Recognize the dangers of teen drinking and driving and that teen drivers are at much greater risk of crashing after drinking alcohol than adult drivers . Provide teens with a safe way to get home ( such as picking them up or paying for a cab ) if their driver has A Night you Want Them to Remember PROM is a HIGH RISK time been drinking . for underage drinking . Many adults think that it's OK Providing alcohol or places for teens to PARTY , carries serious consequences . Under Illinois State Social Host and Parental Responsibility Laws you to provide alcohol to teens during can be fined up to $ 2500 and / or imprisoned . If special events , but in reality , you are telling them that the only way to have a good time is to include alcohol . someone is seriously injured or dies because YOU provided the alcohol or the places for teens to party , YOU can be found civilly liable , and this can COST YOU Everything ... Your HOUSE , your CAR , your FUTURE . In Carroll County , PARENTS with PERMISSION is the # 1 way TEENS GET ALCOHOL . Don't be the " designated provider " of alcohol for your teens and their friends For more information on how to encourage drug - free behavior and guide good choices , visit our website at : www.drugfreecarrollcounty.com PARENTAL GUIDANCE REQUIRED PG TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT NOT DRINKING ALCOHOL GET THE FACTS : For information on how to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol if you need help talking to your teens contact the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition at 815-244-0063 or email ccsec04@gmail.com . Funding for this message is awarded to the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition by SAMHSA's Drug Free Communities Grant . S PREVENTION