Here are some tips on what parents can do to prevent underage drinking:
- Maintain a positive parent-teen relationship
- Communicate with your teen
- Provide protective boundaries for your teen
- Monitor your teen’s use of the internet
- Recognize and respond to warning signs such as a drop in grades, lack of interest in hobbies, secretiveness, mood swings, headaches, and bloodshot eyes.
- Set a good example of responsible adult behavior
- Get involved in preventing underage alcohol use
What people can do to prevent underage drinking in their community:
- Get active in local prevention efforts.
- Advocate for policy change regarding underage drinking
- Talk to friends and family about underage drinking and its impact on the community
- Sign the Safe Homes pledge
- Educate yourself on Michigan’s Social Host Law
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